Health risk behaviors and mental health problems as mediators of the relationship between childhood abuse and adult health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 847-854

  Chartier, Mariette J ^a,b   Walker, John R ^c   Naimark, Barbara ^c  

^a GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949135569     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.122408     Document Type: Article

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