Appendix 1. Search Strategies

Child Abuse Screening Instruments

Databases: MEDLINE® (1966-2002), CINAHL (1982-2002), Health & Psychosocial Instruments (1985-2002)

1 exp Child Abuse/ or child abuse.mp.
2 (battered child$ or abused child$).mp.
3 violence against child$.mp.
4 school based.mp.
5 SCHOOLS, NURSERY/
6 (elementary school$1 or grade school$).mp.
7 4 or 5 or 6
8 7 and abuse$.mp
9 1 or 2 or 3 or 8
10 Mass Screening/ or screening.mp.
11 questionnaires/ or questionnaire$.tw.
interviews/ or interview$.tw.
13 10 or 11 or 12
14 9 and 13
15 limit 14 to (human and English language)

Child Abuse Interventions

Databases: MEDLINE® (1966-2002), CINAHL (1982-2002)

1 exp Child Abuse/ or child abuse.mp.
2 (battered child$ or abused child$).mp.
3 violence against child$.mp.
4 school based.mp.
5 SCHOOLS, NURSERY/
6 (elementary school$1 or grade school$).mp.
7 4 or 5 or 6
8 7 and abuse$.mp.
9 1 or 2 or 3 or 8
10 PEDIATRICS/ or pediatrics.mp.
11 pediatrician$.mp.
12 Physicians, Family/ or family physicians.mp.
13 exp Primary Health Care/ or primary care.mp.
14 Family Practice/ or family practice.mp.
15 emergencies/ or emergency.mp.
16 exp emergency service, hospital/ or emergency department$.mp.
17 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16
18 9 and 17
19 pc.fs. or prevent$.mp. or intervention.mp. or assessment.mp.
20 exp counseling/ or counsel$.mp.
21 (patient education or questionnaire$).mp.
22 questionnaires/
23 interviews/ or interview$.mp.
24 exp clinical trials/ or clinical trial$.mp.
25 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 24
26 18 and 25
27 limit 26 to (human and English language)
28 from 27 keep 1-104

Database: PsycINFO (1984-2002)

1 exp Child Abuse/ or child abuse.mp.
2 (battered child$ or abused child$).mp.
3 violence against child$.mp.
4 (school based and (violence or abuse$)).mp.
5 exp Nursery Schools/ or nursery school.mp.
6 exp Elementary Schools/ or elementary school.mp.
7 grade school$.mp.
8 (5 or 6 or 7) and (abuse or violence).mp.
9 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 8
10 exp PEDIATRICS/ or pediatrics.mp.
11 exp Family Physicians/ or family physicians.mp.
12 exp Primary Health Care/ or exp Physicians/ or primary care.mp.
13 exp Family Physicians/ or family practice.mp.
14 exp emergency services/ or emergency$.mp.
15 exp School Nurses/ or school nurse.mp.
16 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15
17 9 and 16
18 limit 17 to (human and english language)
19 prevention/ or prevent$.mp. or intervention.mp. or assessment.mp.
20 exp counseling/ or counsel$.mp.
21 exp Client Education/ or patient education.mp.
22 questionnaires/ or questionnaire$.mp.
23 exp INTERVIEWS/ or interviews.mp.
24 clinical trial$.mp.
25 exp At Risk Populations/ or exp Cohort Analysis/ or cohort study.mp.
26 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 24 or 25
27 18 and 26

Database: ERIC (1989-2002)

1 Child Abuse
2 Family Practice
3 Physicians
4 1 and 2 or 3

Database: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews & Controlled Trials

Key word search: child abuse

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