A family at risk: Multiple perspectives on parenting and child protection

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-15

  Booth, Wendy ^a   Booth, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Learning difficulties; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244377457     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2004.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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