The mental health of children who witness domestic violence

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 491-501

  Meltzer, Howard ^a   Doos, Lucy ^a   Vostanis, Panos ^b   Ford, Tamsin ^c   Goodman, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Greenwood Institute of Child Health   (United Kingdom)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Domestic violence; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350441855     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2009.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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