Impact of sexual and physical abuse dimensions on health status: Development of an abuse severity measure

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 152-160

  Leserman, Jane ^a,b   Li, Zhiming ^a   Drossman, Douglas A ^a   Toomey, Timothy C ^a   Nachman, Ginette ^a   Glogau, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

gastroenterology; gastrointestinal disorder; health status; pain; physical abuse; psychological distress; sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CHILD ABUSE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0031001966     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199703000-00007     Document Type: Article

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