The association between ill-health and abuse: A cross-sectional population based study

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 567-575

  Wijma, K ^a   Samelius, L ^a   Wingren, G ^a   Wijma, B ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abuse; Anxiety; Depression; Health; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BATTERED WOMEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 34547928802     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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