Estimating the number of American children living in partner-violent families

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-142

  McDonald, Renee ^a   Jouriles, Ernest N ^a   Ramisetty Mikler, Suhasini ^b,d   Caetano, Raul ^b,d   Green, Charles E ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Texas at   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645964968     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.1.137     Document Type: Article

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