Child Abuse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...maltreatment or neglect of children by parents, guardians...prostitution, or use of a child for pornographic purposes...failure to seek needed health care), educational...future generations. Children who are ill, disabled...Patterns of abusive behavior may result in the physical...mental impairment of the child or even death. Small children are especially vulnerable...