Domestic violence crimes and children: A population-based investigation of direct sensory exposure and the nature of involvement

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-256

  Fusco, Rachel A ^a   Fantuzzo, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children exposed to domestic violence; Children's involvement in domestic violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149467656     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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