'From awareness to practice': Children, domestic violence and child welfare

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 224-242

  Rivett, Mark ^a   Kelly, Shaun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Domestic violence; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748424712     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.945     Document Type: Review

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