Multilevel investigation into the community context of child maltreatment

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 229-248

  Maguire Jack, Kathryn ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child maltreatment; community; multilevel modeling; neighborhood; risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC NEEDS; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DELINQUENCY; FAMILY STRESS; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDLINE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897127517     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2014.881950     Document Type: Article

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