Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 299-303 , November 2001

A comparison of the psychological resources of adolescents at low and high risk of mistreating their children

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☆ Joan Barrett is Instructor of Nursing/Supervisor Trainer, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colo.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Catherine Stevens-Simon, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Colorado Health Science Center, The Children's Hospital, 1056 East 19th St, Denver, CO 80218.

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doi: 10.1067/mph.2001.114385

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 299-303 , November 2001

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