Preventing child abuse and neglect in Saudi Arabia: Are we ready

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 635-640

  Almuneef, Maha ^a   Al Eissa, Majid ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; HISTORY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANDATORY REPORTING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 81255175166     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 09754466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.87102     Document Type: Review

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