Cultural considerations and child maltreatment. in search of universal principles

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1007-1022

  Kolhatkar, Gauri ^a   Berkowitz, Carol ^b  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Child maltreatment; Corporal punishment; Cultural competence; Culture; Physical discipline; Universal child rights

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD MALTREATMENT; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CHILD SAFETY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT; MORALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; POLICY; REVIEW; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; PUNISHMENT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CULTURE; HUMANS; PARENTING; PUNISHMENT;

EID: 84908507909     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2014.06.005     Document Type: Review

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