Participants' perceptions of healthy families: A home visitation program to prevent child abuse and neglect

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-61

  Krysik, Judy ^a   LeCroy, Craig Winston ^a   Ashford, Jose B ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Home visitation; Participant perceptions; Qualitative; Relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 37449021508     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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