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    Child Abuse and Neglect



    References

    Citations

    1. American Academy of Pediatrics (2005). The evaluation of sexual abuse of children. Pediatrics, 116(2): 506–512.

    2. Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008). Child Maltreatment 2008. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Available online: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm08.

    Other Works Consulted

    • American Academy of Pediatrics (2007). Evaluation of suspected child physical abuse. Pediatrics, 119(6): 1232–1241.

    • Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect and Committee on Children with Disabilities, American Academy of Pediatrics (2007). Maltreatment of children with disabilities. Pediatrics, 119(5): 1018–1025.

    • Leventhal JM (2003). Child maltreatment: Neglect to abuse. In CD Rudolph et al., eds., Rudolph's Pediatrics, 21st ed., pp. 463–469. New York: McGraw-Hill.

    • Ludwig S, Rostain A (2009). Family function and dysfunction. In WB Carey et al., eds., Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 4th ed., pp. 103–117. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference March 12, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference John Pope, MD - Pediatrics
    Reference Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MD, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics


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