Annotation: The abuse of disabled children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 497-506

  Westcott, Helen L ^a   Jones, David P H ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Park Hospital for Children Oxford   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Disability; Intervention; Learning difficulties; Mental handicap; Physical handicap; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SOCIOECONOMICS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; INCIDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); DISABLED CHILDREN; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033127239     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963099003893     Document Type: Review

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