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Exploration of trends in the incidence and prevalence of childhood maltreatment and domestic abuse recording in UK primary care: a retrospective cohort study using 'the health improvement network' database.

Joht Singh ChandanKrishna Margadhamane GokhaleCaroline Bradbury-JonesKrishnarajah NirantharakumarSiddhartha BandyopadhyayJulie Taylor
Published in: BMJ open (2020)
Despite recent improvements in recording, there is still a substantial under-recording of maltreatment and abuse within UK primary care records, compared with currently existing sources of childhood maltreatment and domestic abuse data. Approaches must be implemented to improve recording and detection of childhood maltreatment and domestic abuse within medical records.
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