Inquiring into non-accidental child deaths: Reviewing the review process

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 242-260

  Devaney, John ^a   Lazenbatt, Anne ^b   Bunting, Lisa ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Child Care Research   (United Kingdom)

^c National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child death; child protection; fatal child abuse; inquiry; serious case review

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952916858     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq069     Document Type: Review

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