Domestic violence and children with disabilities: Working towards enhancing social work practice

Australian Social Work

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-197

  Baldry, Eileen ^a   Bratel, Joan ^b   Breckenridge, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b The Spastic Centre Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Disability; Domestic Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050831860     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070600651895     Document Type: Article

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