Modelling the relationship between child abuse and long-term health care costs and wellbeing: Results from an australian community-based survey

Economic Record

Volumn 89, Issue 286, 2013, Pages 300-318

  Reeve, Rebecca ^a   van Gool, Kees ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84884208883     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: 14754932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4932.12044     Document Type: Article

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