Gender Differences in Long-Term Health Consequences of Physical Abuse of Children: Data from a Nationally Representative Survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 599-604

  Thompson, Martie P ^a   Kingree, J B ^a   Desai, Sujata ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Hlth and Hum Serv Commn   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 1842425292     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.4.599     Document Type: Article

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