Orthopaedic Aspects of Child Abuse
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Vol. 8 (1) , 10-20
- https://doi.org/10.5435/00124635-200001000-00002
Abstract
Increased awareness of child abuse has led to better understanding of this complex problem. However, the annual incidence of abuse is estimated at 15 to 42 cases per 1,000 children and appears to be increasing. More than 1 million children each year are the victims of substantiated abuse orKeywords
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