The effects of sociodemographic variables, training, and attitudes on the lifetime reporting practices of mandated reporters

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 276-283

  King, Gary ^a,c   Reece, Robert ^b,d   Bendel, Robert ^a   Patel, Vrunda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0010329931     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559598003003007     Document Type: Article

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