title: [Child maltreatment prevention: the pediatrician's function. Part 1: Overview, evidence, risk factors, protective factors and triggers].
abstract: Child maltreatment is a common and serious problem. It harms children in the short and long term, affecting their future health and their offspring. Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary preventing interventions target on child abuse are described. Evidence-based recommendations on child abuse prevention and examples of researches with proven efficacy are detailed. Risk factors, protective factors and triggers of child abuse and their relationships are described.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Violencia Familiar, Hospital de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.
authors.forename: Juan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mouesca
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D000072143:Pediatricians; D010819:Physician's Role; D065840:Protective Factors; D012307:Risk Factors