Effectiveness of home visiting in improving child health and reducing child maltreatment

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Avellar, Sarah A ^a   Supplee, Lauren H ^b  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Administration for Children and Families   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Child health; Child maltreatment; Home visiting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MODEL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MALTREATMENT; HOME VISITING;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887066305     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1021G     Document Type: Article

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