Child maltreatment: a survey of dentists in southern Brazil

Child abuse is a serious public health problem and affects the victims&#39 physical and mental health and development. The aims of this study were two-fold: to assess the attitudes and perceptions of dentists regarding child abuse, and to investigate professional characteristics associated with...

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Main Authors: Marina Sousa Azevedo, Marília Leão Goettems, Adão Brito, Anna Paula Possebon, Juliana Domingues, Flávio Fernando Demarco, Dione Dias Torriani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2012-02-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242012000100002