Can infant death from child abuse be prevented?

K L Armstrong; David Wood

doi:https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1991.tb93924.x

doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1991.tb93924.x

Can infant death from child abuse be prevented?

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Medical Journal of Australia11.40

Volume: 155, Issue: 9, Pages: 593 - 596

Published: Nov 1, 1991

Abstract

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a child abuse surveillance and intervention program in protecting infants at risk. Design and setting: A retrospective review of all children discussed by the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Team of the Mater Misericordiae Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, over the five year period January 1986 to December 1990. Patients: A total of 2126 children were discussed by the team; 375 were infants (less...