Beating and insulting children as a risk for adult cancer, cardiac disease and asthma

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 632-640

  Hyland, Michael E ^a   Alkhalaf, Ahmed M ^a   Whalley, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cancer; Cardiac disease; Children; Corporal punishment; Health; Physical punishment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTING; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84890429965     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9457-6     Document Type: Article

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