Common errors of reasoning in child protection work

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 745-758

  Munro, Eileen ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child protection; Decision making; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033178768     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(99)00053-8     Document Type: Article

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