On the nature and scope of reported child maltreatment in high-income countries: Opportunities for improving the evidence base

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 207-215

  Jud, Andreas ^a   Fluke, John ^b   Alink, Lenneke R A ^c   Allan, Kate ^d   Fallon, Barbara ^d   Kindler, Heinz ^e   Lee, Bong Joo ^f   Mansell, James ^g   van Puyenbroek, Hubert ^h  

^a LUCERNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e GERMAN YOUTH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^f Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^g Ministry of Social Development   (New Zealand)

^h VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Child protection; Child welfare; High income countries; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CANADA; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; SOUTH KOREA; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INFANT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84887305126     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2046905513Y.0000000092     Document Type: Article

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