Animal cruelty by children exposed to domestic violence

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 425-435

  Currie, Cheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abuse; Animal cruelty; Children; Domestic violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONDUCT DISORDER; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33646063524     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.10.014     Document Type: Article

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