## Abstract In order to look at current practices in recording the abuse of disabled children, a questionnaire was sent out to the 121 Chairs of the Area Child Protection Committees in the United Kingdom. Of the 73 responders, over 50% claimed to identify the disability of an abused child but only
Annotation: The Abuse of Disabled Children
β Scribed by Helen L. Westcott; David P. H. Jones
- Book ID
- 108570010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9630
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