Child neglect: Definition and identification of youth's experiences in official reports of maltreatment

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 647-658

  Mennen, Ferol E ^a   Kim, Kihyun ^b   Sang, Jina ^a   Trickett, Penelope K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Child neglect; Definitions; Maltreatment classification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARE NEGLECT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL NEGLECT; ENVIRONMENTAL NEGLECT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL NEGLECT; NEGLECT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERVISORY NEGLECT; URBAN AREA;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECORDS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77956470665     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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