Determinants of child protection officers' decisions in emergency situations: An experimental study

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-276

  Lazar, Amnon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Child protection; Child welfare; Decision making; Emergency situation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747041988     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-006-9013-z     Document Type: Article

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