Witnessing domestic violence: The effect on children

American Family Physician

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2052-2066

  Stiles, Melissa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM; WITNESS;

EID: 0036971420     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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