Re-thinking harm and abuse: Insights from a lifespan perspective

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 820-836

  Daniel, Brigid ^a,b,c   Bowes, Alison ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Applied Social Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Social Work Section   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abuse; harm; Lifespan; protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960829328     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq116     Document Type: Review

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