The Social Construction of Child Maltreatment: The Role of Medical Practitioners

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-123

  D’cruz, Heather ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

child maltreatment; discourses; medical knowledge; professional power; social work practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748705970     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017304042423     Document Type: Article

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