Child-parent violence: An empirical analysis of offender, victim, and event characteristics in a national sample of reported incidents

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 563-574

  Walsh, Jeffrey A ^a   Krienert, Jessie L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered parent syndrome; Child parent violence; Juveniles; Parental abuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547755494     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9108-9     Document Type: Article

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