Does family support ensure the protection of children? Messages from child protection research

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 116-128

  Littlechild, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Children's rights; Family support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998195777     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0852(199803/04)7:2<116::AID-CAR348>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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