TY - JOUR PY - 1998// TI - The association between child maltreatment and disabilities in a hospital-based epidemiological study JO - Child abuse and neglect A1 - Sullivan, P. M. A1 - Knutson, John F. SP - 271 EP - 288 VL - 22 IS - 4 N2 - OBJECTIVE: Circumstances of maltreatment and the presence of disabilities. METHOD: An electronic merger of the records of all pediatric patients. RESULTS: Detailed record analysis of circumstances of maltreatment and the presence of disabilities. CONCLUSIONS: Differences between the Hospital and Residential samples, maltreatment and perpetrator characteristics, disability/maltreatment relationships, and their implications for primary health care are discussed.

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