Serious and fatal injuries to infants with discrepant parental explanations: Some assessment and case management issues

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 296-312

  Dale, Peter ^a   Green, Richard ^a   Fellows, Ron ^a  

^a National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Case management; Explanations; Physical injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937385248     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.753     Document Type: Article

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