A critical review of the psychometric evidence base of the child abuse potential inventory

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-227

  Walker, Clare A ^a,c   Davies, Jason ^b,c  

^a NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parenting; Physical child abuse; Psychometric; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951207865     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-009-9285-9     Document Type: Article

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