Comparing early adult outcomes of maltreated and non-maltreated children: A prospective longitudinal investigation

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1086-1096

  Mersky, Joshua P ^a   Topitzes, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral and mental health; Child maltreatment; Crime; Educational and economic attainment; Effects; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954141940     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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