The role of fathers in risk for physical child abuse and neglect: Possible pathways and unanswered questions

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-149

  Guterman, Neil B ^a   Lee, Yookyong ^a  

^a School of Social Work ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child neglect; Fathers; Physical child abuse; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; RISK FACTORS; ROLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 18744368468     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559505274623     Document Type: Article

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