Maltreatment and disabilities: a population-based epidemiological study.
@article{Sullivan2000MaltreatmentAD, title={Maltreatment and disabilities: a population-based epidemiological study.}, author={Patricia M. Sullivan and John F. Knutson}, journal={Child abuse \& neglect}, year={2000}, volume={24 10}, pages={ 1257-73 } }
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