The effects of early prevention programs for families with young children at risk for physical child abuse and neglect: A meta-analysis

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-291

  Geeraert, Liesl ^a   Van Den Noortgate, Wim ^a,b   Grietens, Hans ^a   Onghena, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Centrum voor Methodologie

Author keywords

Child abuse; Early prevention; Meta analysis; Multilevel; Neglect

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 3142677775     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559504264265     Document Type: Article

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