Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages A25-A26 , January 2007

NAPNAP Position Statement on Child Maltreatment

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 Adopted by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners’ Executive Board on August 24, 2006. This document replaces the 2001 NAPNAP Position Statement on Child Maltreatment. All regular position statements from the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners automatically expire 5 years after publication unless reaffirmed, revised, or retired at or before that time.No part of this statement may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior permission from the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners except for one copy for personal use.Reprint requests: NAPNAP National Office, 20 Brace Rd, Suite 200, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-2633.

PII: S0891-5245(06)00564-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2006.09.008

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages A25-A26 , January 2007

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