Judicial outcome and follow up of abused child protection acts in a pediatric emergency department: 12-year experience in a third level pediatric hospital

• Main Authors: Federico Poropat (Author), Arianna Canuto (Author), Giulia Caddeo (Author), Erica Predonzani (Author), Laura Novello (Author), Alessandra Zorzetto (Author), Claudio Germani (Author), Egidio Barbi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Italian laws allow the protection of a child who is suspected to be a victim of abuse through a procedure that can be put in motion by the attending physician in any Emergency Department (article nr. 403 Civil Code) with a temporarily suspension of parental authority. This study...