title: American Medical Association Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Child Physical Abuse and Neglect.
abstract: Child maltreatment has been endemic for generations. It is serious and life-threatening, affecting not only children but families and society as well. Every year, approximately 2 million children in the United States are seriously abused by their parents, guardians, or others, and at least 1000 children die as a result of their injuries.
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004282:Documentation; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010808:Physical Examination; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States