Prevention and contrast of child abuse and neglect in the practice of European paediatricians: a multi-national pilot study

• Main Authors: Paola Nigri (Author), Giovanni Corsello (Author), Luigi Nigri (Author), Donjeta Bali (Author), Giorgina Kuli-Lito (Author), Doina Plesca (Author), Tudor Lucian Pop (Author), Angel Carrasco-Sanz (Author), Leyla Namazova-Baranova (Author), Julije Mestrovic (Author), Mehmet Vural (Author), Ida Giardino (Author), Laszlo Losonczi (Author), Eli Somekh (Author), Maria Teresa Balducci (Author), Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani (Author), Pietro Ferrara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Child abuse and neglect, or maltreatment, is a serious public health problem, which may cause long-term effects on children's health and wellbeing and expose them to further adulthood vulnerabilities. Studies on child maltreatment performed in Europe are scarce, and the numb...