Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries

Ruth Gilbert; Cathy Spatz Widom; Kevin Browne; David Fergusson; Elspeth Webb; Staffan Janson

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61706-7

journal article Jan 01, 2009

Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries

Ruth Gilbert

Cathy Spatz Widom Kevin Browne David Fergusson

Elspeth Webb Staffan Janson

The Lancet Vol. 373 No. 9657 pp. 68-81 · Elsevier BV

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Ruth Gilbert, Cathy Spatz Widom, Kevin Browne, et al. (2009). Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries. The Lancet, 373(9657), 68-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61706-7

Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries

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