Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries

@article{Gilbert2009BurdenAC,
  title={Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries},
  author={Ruth Gilbert and Cathy Spatz Widom and Kevin D. Browne and David Fergusson and Elspeth Webb and Staffan Janson},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2009},
  volume={373},
  pages={68-81}
}
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