The main problem is underreporting child abuse and neglect

Current Controversies on Family Violence

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 299-310

  Finkelhor, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781483328584.n19     Document Type: Chapter

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