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Primary Prevention of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: A Critical Review. Part I

Abstract

This paper (Part I) and its companion paper (Part II) provide an overview of the primary prevention of child maltreatment. Part I reviews the effectiveness of interventions aimed at the primary prevention of child physical abuse and neglect. Prospective controlled trials published between January 1979 and May 1993 were systematically identified. The quality of each study was determined using criteria which assessed methodological rigor. …

Authors

MacMillan HL; MacMillan JH; Offord DR; Griffith L; MacMillan A

Journal

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 835–856

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

July 1994

DOI

10.1111/j.1469-7610.1994.tb02298.x

ISSN

0021-9630