Accessibility and order: Crossing borders in child abuse forensic reports

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-143

  Spafford, Marlee M ^a   Schryer, Catherine F ^b   Lingard, Lorelei ^c   Mian, Marcellina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; MEDICAL INFORMATION;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77951568872     PISSN: 10572252     EISSN: 15427625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10572250903559324     Document Type: Article

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