A profile of the Oro-facial injuries in child abuse: a hospital record based study
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Date
1999
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Throughout the world there is a general awareness that child abuse and neglect is a
serious and growing problem. Child abuse involves every segment of society and
crosses all social, ethnic, religious, and professional lines. The definition of child
abuse can range from a narrow focus, limited to intentional inflicted injury, to a broad
scope that covers any act that impairs the developmental potential of a child. Included
in the definition are neglect (acts of omission) and physical, psychological, or sexual
injury (acts of commission) by a parent or caregiver.
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Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)
Keywords
Child abuse, Oral and facial injuries