Ethnicity, culture, and child maltreatment

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 787-809

  Elliott, Katherine ^a   Urquiza, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; ETHNICITY;

EID: 33750452347     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2006.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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