@article{ref1,
title="One hundred and eighty-seven cases of child abuse and neglect",
journal="Medical journal of Australia",
year="1977",
author="Ryan, M. G. and Davis, Andrew A. and Oates, R. K.",
volume="2",
number="19",
pages="623-628",
abstract="The case histories of 187 abused and neglected children, admitted to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children over a three-year-period, were reviewed. Multiproblem families from the lower socioeconomic groups predominated, reflecting the hospital's geographic catchment area. Eight children died and 30 were made state wards. A high proportion of mothers described problems during the pregnancy, a difficult delivery and neonatal problems. The majority of parents in this study were married and had small families. First-born male infants of young isolated mothers were found to be at greatest risk of child abuse and neglect.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-729X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}