The relationship between parental substance abuse and child maltreatment: Findings from the Ontario Health Supplement

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1409-1425

  Walsh, Christine ^a,b   MacMillan, Harriet L ^a   Jamieson, Ellen ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SHERIDAN COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0345414065     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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