Victimization and poly-victimization among school-aged Chinese adolescents: Prevalence and associations with health

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 207-210

  Chan, Ko Ling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Child victimization; China; Depression; Health; PTSD; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED;

EID: 84874325723     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.12.018     Document Type: Article

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