To unfold a hidden epidemic: Prevalence of child maltreatment and its health implications among high school students in Guangzhou, China

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 441-450

  Wong, William C W ^a   Leung, Phil W S ^b   Tang, Catherine S K ^c   Chen, Wei Qing ^d   Lee, Albert ^b   Ling, Davina C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; China; Physical health; Psychological health; Resilient factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 67650720332     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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