Child protection social work and men's abuse of women: An irish study

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-65

  Holt, Stephanie ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Child protection; Men's abuse of women; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748060339     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2003.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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