title: Child abuse and the community health nurse.
abstract: Little attention has been given to prevention in the area of child abuse--the victims are almost always discovered after the fact. Yet several observable factors within a family situation can identify the family at high risk for child abuse, and permit intervention by the community nurse before the risk becomes reality.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors