Child neglect in the family context: Challenges and opportunities for management in pediatric settings

Children's Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-121

  Drotar, Dennis ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGLECT; REVIEW;

EID: 0033002729     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326888chc2802_3     Document Type: Review

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