Child abuse in South Africa: Rights and wrongs

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-93

  Richter, Linda M ^a   Dawes, Andrew R L ^b,c  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child rights; Poverty; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 42349086067     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.1004     Document Type: Article

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