Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 103-107 , March 2010

On Hitting Children: A Review of Corporal Punishment in the United States

  • Michele Knox, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Michele Knox, PhD, University of Toledo College of Medicine, 3130 Glendale Ave, Toledo, OH 43614

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.03.001

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 103-107 , March 2010

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