Public perceptions of child abuse and neglect in a midwestern urban community

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 271-284

  Price, James H ^a   Islam, Rafat ^a   Gruhler, Jill ^b   Dove, Linda ^c   Knowles, Jeffrey ^d   Stults, Genevieve ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Berea Children's Home   (United States)

^c TOLEDO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Office of Criminal Justice Services   (United States)

^e Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child neglect; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035431395     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010356528082     Document Type: Article

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