Child protection or professional self-preservation by the baby nurses? Public health nurses and child protection in Ireland

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 303-314

  Butler, Shane ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Child protection; Child welfare; Community care; Public health nurses; Social workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LAW; NURSE; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 0030219686     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00378-9     Document Type: Article

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