Multiple psychosomatic symptoms can indicate child physical abuse - Results from a study of Swedish schoolchildren

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 324-329

  Jernbro, Carolina ^a   Svensson, Birgitta ^a   Tindberg, Ylva ^b,c   Janson, Staffan ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Sormland County Council   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child physical abuse; Chronic conditions; Intimate partner violence; Psychosomatic symptoms; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH PAIN; SWEDEN;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84856339403     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02518.x     Document Type: Review

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