Understanding and addressing the "neglect of neglect:" Digging into the molehill

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 603-606

  Dubowitz, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; HUMAN; NEGLECT; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447548612     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.04.002     Document Type: Note

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