Long-term physical health consequences of childhood sexual abuse: A meta-analytic review

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 450-461

  Irish, Leah ^a   Kobayashi, Ihori ^a   Delahanty, Douglas L ^a,b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Clinical and Translational Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS;

EID: 77952965885     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp118     Document Type: Review

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