Understanding and addressing the "neglect of neglect": Why are we making a mole-hill out of a mountain?

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 607-614

  McSherry, Dominic ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child neglect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEGLECT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447550132     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.08.011     Document Type: Note

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