A response to Melton based on the best available data

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-360

  Drake, Brett ^a   Jonson Reid, Melissa ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Child welfare policy; Mandated reporting; Substantiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD WELFARE; COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INCIDENT REPORT; PROTECTION; SAFETY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 34247528546     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.08.009     Document Type: Note

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