Children at risk of neglect: Challenges faced by child protection practitioners in Guatemala City

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 523-536

  Coope, Caroline M ^a   Theobald, Sally ^b,c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Research for Equity and Community Health Trust   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Child neglect; Guatemala; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; GUATEMALA; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX ROLE; SOCIETY;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOCUS GROUPS; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33747485586     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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