What do we know about the physical abuse of stepchildren? A review of the literature

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 67-81

  Adler Baeder, Francesca ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical abuse; Review; Stepchildren; Stepfamily; Stepparent

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746405140     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v44n03_05     Document Type: Article

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