TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - What is said and what is understood? The readability and language of child protection medical reports
JO  - Child abuse review
A1  - Cutland, Michelle
A1  - Sims, Jo
A1  - Pye, Matthew
A1  - Rourke, Catherine
A1  - McMullan, Kirsty
A1  - Linden, Anna
A1  - Jones, Steve
SP  - 159
EP  - 165
VL  - 28
IS  - 2
N2  - Key Practitioner Messages Child protection medical reports provide the voice and opinion of a paediatrician, and must be readable by all. Child protection medical reports should include a professional opinion even if the opinion is one of being unsure. Simple measures can improve the readability of reports. A number of descriptive words are used in the opinions of reports. Standardisation of these could be encouraged to reduce misinterpretation. 'Child protection medical reports provide the voice and opinion of a paediatrician, and must be readable by all'<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0952-9136
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/car.2543
ID  - ref1
ER  -