Child maltreatment in United States: An examination of child reports and substantiation rates

International Journal of Children's Rights

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 433-444

  Kesner, John E ^a   Bingham, Gary E ^a   Kwon, Kyong Ah ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Children's rights; Self report

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549108997     PISSN: 09275568     EISSN: 15718182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157181809X439437     Document Type: Article

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