TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - Child abuse and deprivation. A review of the records at Coronation Hospital, Johannesburg
JO  - South African medical journal SAMJ
A1  - Berrington, N. R.
A1  - Green, R. J.
A1  - Branfield, A. S.
A1  - Gear, J. S.
SP  - 759
EP  - 760
VL  - 69
IS  - 12
N2  - A hospital-based, descriptive study to determine the incidence of child abuse and 'child deprivation' in the community served by Coronation Hospital was conducted. Clinical records from 1 January 1979 to 30 June 1984 were consulted, and statistics extracted. A questionnaire was distributed among the medical staff involved with the diagnosis and management of child abuse. A total of 9 821 case summaries were analysed and a total of 23 cases of confirmed child abuse were recorded during this period, giving an incidence of 2.48 confirmed cases of abuse per 1 000 paediatric admissions. Of the children admitted 301.8/1 000 were found to be less than the 3rd percentile for both weight for age and height for age, and were classified as 'deprived' in terms of this study.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-2469
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -