title: Effects of social class and familiarity on pediatricians' responses to child abuse.
abstract: The results of a study of the effects of familiarity with the patient an patient socioeconomic status on pediatricians' responses to a case of apparent child abuse give insight into the bias that operates against full reporting of child abuse incidents.
mesh_terms: D001497:Battered Child Syndrome; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors