Using Routinely Collected Hospital Data for Child Maltreatment Surveillance: Issues, Methods and Patterns

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>International data on child maltreatment are largely derived from child protection agencies, and predominantly report only substantiated cases of child maltreatment. This approach underestimates the incidence of maltreatment and make...

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Main Authors: Scott Debbie A, McKenzie Kirsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/7