Social isolation from communities and child maltreatment: A cross-cultural comparison

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-168

  Gracia, Enrique ^a   Musitu, Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Community; Cross cultural; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0037294073     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(02)00538-0     Document Type: Article

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