Integrative review of recent child witness to violence research

Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 68-78

  Sox, Rebecca ^a  

^a Sidney Borum Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Child witness; Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL DISABILITY; WITNESS;

EID: 4143053724     PISSN: 10852360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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