Evaluation of the mandatory child abuse course for physicians: do we need to repeat it?
Public HealthPublished 1 February 2005
Abu N.G.A. Khan, David Rubin, Giora E. Winnik
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These data suggest that practice specialty, not the time since the course was taken, made a significant difference in the knowledge of recognition and reporting of child abuse.
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These data suggest that practice specialty, not the time since the course was taken, made a significant difference in the knowledge of recognition and reporting of child abuse.
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