The ethics of involving children who have been abused in child abuse research

International Journal of Children's Rights

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-281

  Mudaly, Neerosh ^a   Goddard, Chris ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child advocacy; Child Rights; Child welfare; Childrens voices; Ethics; Harm minimization; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649344532     PISSN: 09275568     EISSN: 15718182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157181808X389920     Document Type: Article

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