Do early childhood interventions prevent child maltreatment?: A review of research

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-206

  Reynolds, Arthur J ^a   Mathieson, Lindsay C ^a   Topitzes, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Early childhood; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63849221648     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559508326223     Document Type: Article

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