Healthcare use by children fatally or seriously harmed by child maltreatment: Analysis of a national case series 2005-2007

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 270-275

  Woodman, Jenny ^a   Brandon, Marian ^b   Bailey, Sue ^b   Belderson, Pippa ^b   Sidebotham, Peter ^c   Gilbert, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 79951673167     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.190314     Document Type: Article

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