Programs for the promotion of family wellness and the prevention of child maltreatment: A meta-analytic review

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1127-1149

  MacLeod, Jennifer ^a   Nelson, Geoffrey ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Meta analysis; Prevention; Wellness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033862216     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00178-2     Document Type: Article

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