Domestic abuse experienced by young people living in families with alcohol Problems: Results from a cross-European study

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 387-409

  Velleman, Richard ^a   Templeton, Lorna ^a   Reuber, Danielle ^b   Klein, Michael ^c   Moesgen, Diana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c University of Applied Science   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol problems; Domestic abuse; Europe; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849122657     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.1047     Document Type: Article

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