Is the Children Act failing severely abused and neglected children?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 192-196

  Speight, Nigel ^a   Wynne, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAW; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WORK; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CUSTODY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LEGAL ASPECT; SEMANTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0034125464     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.3.192     Document Type: Article

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