Research into practice

Author:
DARTFORD Colette
Journal article citation:
Community Care, 24.07.03, 2003, p.45.
Publisher:
Reed Business Information

Although much research and practice is concerned with identifying and preventing child abuse, relatively little is known about the abuse of disabled children. This is despite evidence that disabled children are three to four times more likely to be abused than non-disabled children.

Subject terms:
parent-child relations, physical disabilities, statistical methods, assessment, child abuse, care planning, children, good practice;
Content type:
research
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ISSN print:
0307-5508

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