Child abuse in the context of domestic violence: Prevalence, explanations, and practice implications

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-235

  Jouriles, Ernest N ^a   McDonald, Renee ^a   Smith Slep, Amy M ^b   Heyman, Richard E ^b   Garrido, Edward ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Co occurrence; Domestic violence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 46849099459     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.2.221     Document Type: Review

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