Who are these parents involved in child neglect? A differential analysis by parent gender and family structure

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-156

  Dufour, Sarah ^a   Lavergne, Chantal ^b   Larrivée, Marie Claude ^b   Trocmé, Nico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b University of Montreal   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child neglect; Family structure; Fathers; Socio demographic characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 37449019729     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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