TY - JOUR PY - 1991// TI - Epidemiology and outcome of child abuse JO - Annual review of medicine A1 - Rosenberg, D. A. A1 - Krugman, R. D. SP - 217 EP - 224 VL - 42 IS - N2 - Maltreatment in childhood can result in problems that eventually present to the internist. The common somatic, psychosomatic, and psychiatric presentations in adults are reviewed. Mental health referral is often appropriate. When a case of child abuse is reported to the physician by a patient, the physician's legal responsibilities and protections are summarized.
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LA - en SN - 0066-4219 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.me.42.020191.001245 ID - ref1 ER -