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Is the Criminalisation of Child Harm and Injury in the Interests of Children?

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Is the Criminalisation of Child Harm and Injury in the Interests of Children? / Wattam, Corinne.
In: Children and Society, Vol. 11, No. 2, 1997, p. 97-107.

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Wattam, C 1997, 'Is the Criminalisation of Child Harm and Injury in the Interests of Children?', Children and Society, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 97-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.1997.tb00015.x

APA

Wattam, C. (1997). Is the Criminalisation of Child Harm and Injury in the Interests of Children? Children and Society, 11(2), 97-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.1997.tb00015.x

Vancouver

Wattam C. Is the Criminalisation of Child Harm and Injury in the Interests of Children? Children and Society. 1997;11(2):97-107. doi: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1997.tb00015.x

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Wattam, Corinne. / Is the Criminalisation of Child Harm and Injury in the Interests of Children?. In: Children and Society. 1997 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 97-107.

Bibtex

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