Child maltreatment and protection in the United States

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1-12

  Faller, Kathleen Coulborn ^a  

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Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Child protection; Child welfare history; Federal legislation; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944449890     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v02n02_01     Document Type: Article

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