Screening families with young children for child maltreatment potential.
The incidence of child maltreatment in the United States is increasing. According to the third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-3), the number of abused and neglected children doubled between the years 1986 and 1993 to 2.8 million (Sedlak & Broadhurst, 1996). This same study...
| Published in: | Pediatric Nursing Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 47 - 56 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | algorithm protocol tables/charts Journal Article |
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Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Jan/Feb2000
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