Perceptions of Child Abuse: A Comparison of Three Professional Groups in Japan

Children and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-29

  Segal, Uma A ^a   Iwai, Yoshiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b SENSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 2342551062     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chi.780     Document Type: Article

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