Mothers who kill: Classification, risk factors and prevention

Journal title MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA
Author/s Alessandra Bramante
Publishing Year 2022 Issue 2022/2
Language English Pages 5 P. 7-11 File size 181 KB
DOI 10.3280/MAL2022-002001
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Alessandra Bramante, Mothers who kill: Classification, risk factors and prevention in "MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA" 2/2022, pp 7-11, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2022-002001