Understanding the ecology of child maltreatment: A review of the literature and directions for future research

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-280

  Freisthler, Bridget ^a   Merritt, Darcey H ^a,c   Lascala, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Literature review; Neighborhoods; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; POVERTY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745613522     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559506289524     Document Type: Review

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