Attitudes of the Singapore public to actions suggesting child abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 445-464

  Elliott, J M ^a   Tong, C K ^b   Tan, Patricia M E H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Definitions; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLECT; PROTECTION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0030997145     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(97)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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