Continuing education: child abuse and neglect: implications for the dental profession.
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Child abuse and neglect: implications for the dental profession.
Dentists, as a group, have participated in the recognition and reporting of child maltreatment to a lesser degree than other health professionals, being either unaware of their legal responsibility to report or, when abuse or neglect is suspected, reluctant to do so.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The journal of contemporary dental practice
دوره 4 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003