The impact of emotional and physical violence during pregnancy on maternal and child health at one year post-partum

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2103-2111

  McMahon, Sarah ^a   Huang, Chien Chung ^a   Boxer, Paul ^b   Postmus, Judy L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence (IPV); Maternal and child health; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053453112     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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