1. Child abuse: current problems and key public health challenges.
- Author
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Djeddah C, Facchin P, Ranzato C, and Romer C
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Child, Child Abuse statistics & numerical data, Child, Preschool, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Infant, Male, Child Abuse prevention & control, Child Welfare trends, Public Health trends
- Abstract
Child abuse has recently been recognized by the World Health Organization as a major worldwide health problem impairing the health and welfare of children and adolescents. This paper attempts to look at child abuse from a public health perspective taking into account the vast cultural diversity in which children and adolescents live focusing on the issue of abuse and violence in a broad public health perspective, and trying to highlight the need for greater attention to be given to possible country-specific interventions.
- Published
- 2000
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