Severe child abuse: A study of cases reported to the police

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1760-1764

  Annerback E M ^a   Lindell, C ^a   Svedin, C G ^a   Gustafsson, P A ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Child physical abuse; Reports; Severe; Social services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SOCIAL WORK; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36249009076     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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