CIHR Strategic Training Postdoctoral Fellow (TUTOR-PHC) School of Nursing, University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
MacMillan HL, Thomas BH, Jamieson E, et al. Effectiveness of home visitation by public-health nurses in prevention of the recurrence of child physical abuse and neglect: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2005; 365: 1786–93.MacMillanHLThomasBHJamiesonEet alEffectiveness of home visitation by public-health nurses in prevention of the recurrence of child physical abuse and neglect: a randomised controlled trial.Lancet20053651786-93Q In families referred to child protection agencies (CPAs), does a programme of home visiting by public health nurses (PHNs) plus standard care prevent recurrence of child physical abuse or neglect more than standard care alone?
For correspondence: Dr H L MacMillan, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, Canada. [email protected]
Sources of funding: Health Canada; Imperial Oil Foundation; Dr Scholl Foundation; Hamilton Social and Public Health Services Department; University of Toronto; Canadian Centre of Excellence in Child Welfare; Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
