Families in poverty: Those who maltreat their infants and toddlers and those who do not

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 49-70

  Scannapieco, Maria ^a   Carrick, Kelli Connell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Family; Infant; Poverty; Toddler

Indexed keywords

EID: 25144458262     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v07n03_04     Document Type: Article

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