Current knowledge about child abuse in stepfamilies

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 215-230

  Giles Sims, Jean ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031329086     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v26n03_01     Document Type: Article

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