Childhood abuse and neglect histories in low-income women: Prevalence in a menopausal population

Menopause

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 208-213

  Medrano, Martha A ^a,c   Brzyski, Robert G ^a   Bernstein, David P ^b   Ross, Jeanette S ^a   Hyatt Santos, Jill M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Menopause; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGLECT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS;

EID: 2342477217     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.GME.0000087984.28957.93     Document Type: Article

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