Citation

Daniel JH, Newberger EH, Reed RB, Kotelchuck M. Child Abuse Negl. 1978; 2(4): 247-259.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

The predictive value of a child abuse screening instrument on unselected populations is illustrated for varying hypothesized levels of child abuse prevalence in order to demonstrate outcome of a hypothetical national screening program. At any level of application, the prediction of false positives and false negatives suggests a low practical utility for an unacceptably high social cost.