Effectively protecting black and minority ethnic children from harm: Overcoming barriers to the child protection process

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 394-410

  Webb, Elspeth ^a   Maddocks, Alison ^b   Bongilli, Joan ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Ethnic minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937386104     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.760     Document Type: Article

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