Determinants of maltreatment substantiation in a sample of infants involved with the child welfare system

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1345-1353

  Williams, Gabriela ^a   Tonmyr, Lil ^a   Jack, Susan M ^b   Fallon, Barbara ^c   MacMillan, Harriet L ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child neglect; Infant maltreatment; Maltreatment substantiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957633447     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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