Prevention of child maltreatment

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 873-888

  Lane, Wendy Gwirtzman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child neglect; Health promotion; Prevention; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD MALTREATMENT PREVENTION; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME STRESS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84908548451     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2014.06.002     Document Type: Review

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