Citation

Ferrara P, Bernasconi S. Ital. J. Pediatr. 2017; 43(1): 16.

Affiliation

Pediatrics Honorary Member University Faculty, G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/s13052-017-0336-1

PMID

28257657

Abstract

The evolution of the concept of child abuse leads to consider new types of maltreatment that in the future will certainly be taken into account with a new era of social pediatrics.Pediatric care has been based on the increased awareness of the importance of meeting the psychosocial and developmental needs of children and of the role of families in promoting the health.

Language: en

Keywords

Child abuse; Maltreatment; Neglect