Effects of abuse and neglect on brain development

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 516-525

  Crozier, Joseph C ^a   Van Voorhees, Elizabeth E ^b,c   Hooper, Stephen R ^d   De Bellis, Michael D ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-6393-3.00054-3     Document Type: Chapter

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