Child maltreatment in Greece: A review of research

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-271

  Agathonos Georgopoulou, Helen ^a  

^a Institute of Child Health   (Greece)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Cross cultural; Greece; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993741095     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0852(199710)6:4<257::AID-CAR335>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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