Structural equation modeling of repeated retrospective reports of childhood maltreatment

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-104

  Fergusson, David M ^a   Horwood, L John ^a   Boden, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Childhood physical abuse; Childhood sexual abuse; Longitudinal study; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD ABUSE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956369906     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.337     Document Type: Article

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