Open AccessThe effectiveness of an abuse assessment protocol in public health prenatal clinics.
Author(s) -
William H. Wiist,
Judith McFarlane
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.89.8.1217
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , protocol (science) , public health , family medicine , prenatal care , audit , documentation , medical emergency , psychiatry , environmental health , population , nursing , alternative medicine , management , pathology , computer science , economics , programming language
This study evaluated whether incorporation of an abuse assessment protocol into the routine procedures of the prenatal clinics of a large urban public health department led to increased referral for and assessment, identification, and documentation of abuse.