Judicial outcome and follow up of abused child protection acts in a pediatric emergency department: 12-year experience in a third level pediatric hospital

Abstract Background Italian laws allow the protection of a child who is suspected to be a victim of abuse through a procedure that can be put in motion by the attending physician in any Emergency Department (article nr. 403 Civil Code) with a temporarily suspension of parental authority. This study...

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Main Authors: Federico Poropat, Arianna Canuto, Giulia Caddeo, Erica Predonzani, Laura Novello, Alessandra Zorzetto, Claudio Germani, Egidio Barbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-020-00823-6