A critical review of quantitative analyses of children exposed to domestic violence: Lessons for practice and research

Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 322-344

  Fowler, Dawnovise N ^a   Chanmugam, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Children; Critical review; Domestic violence; Maltreatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648940731     PISSN: 14743310     EISSN: 14743329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brief-treatment/mhm019     Document Type: Review

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