Research review: Child protection referrals and minority ethnic children and families

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 368-377

  Chand, Ashok ^a   Thoburn, June ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Emotional abuse; Minority ethnic families; Neglect; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749358268     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00412.x     Document Type: Review

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