Child abuse in South Africa: An examination of how child abuse and neglect are defined

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 817-832

  Pierce, Lois ^a   Bozalek, Vivienne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Severity of child maltreatment; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR; MALE; POLICE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIETY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 9944220435     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.09.022     Document Type: Article

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