Child protection in Stockholm: A local cohort study on childhood prevalence of investigations and service delivery

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-192

  Sundell, Knut ^a   Vinnerljung, Bo ^b,c   Andrée Löfholm, Cecilia ^a   Humlesjö, Eva ^a  

^a Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child protection; Child welfare; Prevalence; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846379631     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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