Child physical abuse in Bahrain: A 10-year study, 2000-2009;Violence physique infligée à l'enfant à Bahreïn: Une étude sur 10 ans, 2000-2009

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 579-585

  Al Mahroos, F ^a,b   Al Amer, E ^a  

^a Sulmaniya Medical Complex   (Bahrain)

^b ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 84864057529     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2012.18.6.579     Document Type: Article

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