Corporal punishment, physical abuse, and the burden of proof: Reply to Baumrind, Larzelere, and Cowan (2002), Holden (2002), and Parke (2002)

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 602-611

  Gershoff, Elizabeth Thompson ^a  

^a Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0041591577     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.128.4.602     Document Type: Article

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