Incidence, type and intensity of abuse in street children in India

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 907-913

  Mathur, Meena ^a   Rathore, Prachi ^a   Mathur, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Intensity; Multi type child maltreatment and neglect; Psychological abuse; Street children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORKER; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 72649091769     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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