Prevalence and effects of child exposure to domestic violence

Future of Children

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 21-32

  Fantuzzo, John W ^b   Mohr, Wanda K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033509716     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1602779     Document Type: Review

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28. Missing child data included important demographic data, such as gender and ethnicity; data on various known risks to child development; details on the nature of children's exposure; and information on the subsequent psychological impact of the exposure on the children. See note no. 5, Fantuzzo, Boruch, Beriama, et al.
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