The assessment of drawings from children who have been maltreated: A systematic review

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-37

  Veltman, Marijcke W M ^a   Browne, Kevin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child drawings; Child maltreatment; Identification; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142230253     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.712     Document Type: Article

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