The impact of childhood maltreatment on biological systems: Implications for clinical interventions

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 415-418

  Gonzalez, Andrea ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood maltreatment; Cortisol; HPA axis and immune system; Interventions

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ABUSE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 84885398816     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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