Exploring the risks of substantiated physical neglect related to poverty and parental characteristics: A national sample

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 110-121

  Carter, Vernon ^a   Myers, Miranda R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Parental characteristics; Physical neglect; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846008043     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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