A review of maternal neonaticide: A need for further research supporting evidence-based prevention in Australia

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 327-339

  Bortoli, Lillian De ^a   Coles, Jan ^a   Dolan, Mairead ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Neonaticide; Policy research; Safe havens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885164473     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.2250     Document Type: Article

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