Physical punishment of children: Lessons from 20 years of research

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1373-1377

  Durrant, Joan ^a   Ensom, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ASSAULT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PARENTAL STRESS; PARENTING EDUCATION; PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

EID: 84864520126     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101314     Document Type: Article

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