Intimate partner violence, maternal stress, nativity, and risk for maternal maltreatment of young children

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 175-183

  Taylor, Catherine A ^a   Guterman, Neil B ^b   Lee, Shawna J ^c   Rathouz, Paul J ^d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL STRESS; PARENTAL STRESS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOUISIANA; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 58149250296     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.126722     Document Type: Article

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