Medical consequences of child sexual abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 541-550

  Berkowitz, Carol D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical supplies; Psychosomatic complaints; Sexual abuse; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SOMATIZATION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0031748739     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(98)00023-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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