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Family Dynamics and Child Abuse and Neglect in Three Finnish Communities

Marjorie A. White University of Florida, College of Nursing, Gainesville, Florida, USA
,
Janice Grzankowski University of Rochester, School of Nursing, Rochester, New York, USA
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Eija Paavilainen University of Tampere, Department of Nursing Science, Tampere, Finland
,
Påivi Åstedt-Kurki University of Tampere, Department of Nursing Science, Tampere, Finland
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Marita Paunonen-Ilmonen University of Tampere, Department of Nursing Science, Tampere, Finland
Pages 707-722 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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