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- Title
A profile of abuse.
- Authors
Taitz, L S; King, J M
- Abstract
Of 260 children considered to have been the victims of child abuse or neglect, or both, 149 suffered non-accidental injury, 71 had evidence of growth problems, 87 had developmental and speech delay, and 63 showed evidence of appreciable behaviour disturbance. While the overall prevalence of development and behaviour problems in the series was high there were particular associations noted between growth problems and developmental delay, between increasing age and behaviour disturbance, and between evidence of emotional deprivation and both behaviour disturbance and developmental delay. Children with non-accidental injury but without growth problems or emotional deprivation were least likely to show behaviour or developmental problems.
- Publication
Archives of disease in childhood, 1988, Vol 63, Issue 9, p1026
- ISSN
1468-2044
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/adc.63.9.1026