The social and family backgrounds of infants in South Australian out-of-home care 2000-2005: Predictors of subsequent abuse notifications

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-226

  Delfabbro, Paul ^a   Borgas, Mignon ^a   Rogers, Nancy ^b   Jeffreys, Helen ^b   Wilson, Ros ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Department of Families and Communities ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Infants reunification predictors re abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149475245     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.07.023     Document Type: Article

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