What can child homicide rates tell us about the effectiveness of child welfare services?

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-184

  Trocmé, Nico ^a   Lindsey, Duncan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse fatalities; Child homicides; Child welfare; Outcome measures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEATH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMICIDE;

EID: 0029981922     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(95)00147-6     Document Type: Article

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