CHAPTER 3 Child abuse and neglect by parents and other ...

indeed higher than the estimates of physical abuse intheUnitedStates.Thefollowingfindings,among others around the world, have emerged recently:. In a cross-sectional survey of children in Egypt, 37% reported being beaten or tied up by their parents and 26% reported physical injuriessuchasfractures,lossofconsciousness ................
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