FATHERS AND CHILD ABUSE ALLEGATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF PARENTAL SEPARATION AND DIVORCE

Family Court Review

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 367-380

  Brown, Thea ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

child abuse; divorce; family violence; fathers; parental separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748549548     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.174-1617.2003.tb00898.x     Document Type: Article

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