Compliance with mandated child abuse reporting: Comparing physicians and teachers

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-23

  Kenny, Maureen C ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Mandated reporting; Physicians; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942588070     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v34n01_02     Document Type: Article

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