A child who lives in extreme poverty is at greatest risk for which type of abuse?
a. Sexual abuse
b. Emotional neglect
c. Physical neglect
d. Child abuse
C
Physical neglect is failure to provide adequate food, proper clothing, shelter, hygiene, or neces-sary medical care.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).