Making the links: Child abuse, animal cruelty and domestic violence

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 399-414

  Becker, Fiona ^a   French, Lesley ^b  

^a National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal abuse; Child abuse; Domestic violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745908729     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.878     Document Type: Article

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