Non-accidental injury to preschool children in New Zealand.
Serious attention must be given to the physical maltreatment of pre-school children in New Zealand if realistic solutions to presently neglected problems of maltreatment are to be devised. A concept of maltreatment is operationally defined, some available New Zelaand data discussed, and a strategy for improved prevention and treatment outlined.
D001497:Battered Child Syndrome; D002649:Child Abuse; D002654:Child Care; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009520:New Zealand; D010290:Parents; D011678:Punishment; D012042:Registries; D012946:Social Welfare; D012947:Social Work; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control