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Preventing child maltreatment: An evidence-based update

Abstract

Child maltreatment is a significant public health problem associated with a broad range of negative outcomes in children and adolescents that can extend into adulthood. This review summarizes information about programs aimed at the prevention of child maltreatment evaluated by controlled trials, with a focus on home visitation programs. It does not include programs aimed at prevention of child sexual abuse, the subject of a separate review in …

Authors

Gonzalez A; MacMillan H

Journal

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 280–286

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

2008

DOI

10.4103/0022-3859.43512

ISSN

0022-3859