학술논문
Non-accidental injury to children in Hong Kong: a 3-year hospital experience
Brief Communication
Brief Communication
Document Type
Academic Journal
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Source
Child Abuse and Neglect. May-June 1993, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p423, 6 p.
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ISSN
0145-2134
Abstract
An analysis of child abuse cases among children admitted to the Prince of Wales Hopital in Hong Kong from 1984 to 1987 is presented. Results show that perceived need for discipline and difficulties with child care are the most commmon precipitating factors for child abuse in two thirds of the identified cases. The psychological status and the quality of domestic relations are also identified as contributary to the occurence of abuse. The implications of such results to Hon Kong's social policy are presented.