Dimensions of child punishment in two Central American countries: Guatemala and El Salvador

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 247-256

  Speizer, Ilene S ^a   Goodwin, Mary M ^b   Samandari, Ghazaleh ^a   Kim, Shin Y ^b   Clyde, Maureen ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Domestic violence; El salvador; Guatemala; Parenting

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY; VIOLENCE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 44449138597     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892008000400004     Document Type: Article

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