The impact of expert evidence on care proceedings

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-192

  Jamieson, N ^a   Tranah, T ^b   Sheldrick, E C ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care proceedings; Expert; Psychiatry; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009984549     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0852(199905/06)8:3<183::AID-CAR538>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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