The prevalence of four types of childhood maltreatment in denmark

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-156

  Christoffersen, Mogens N ^a   Armour, Cherie ^b   Lasgaardc, Mathias ^c   Andersenc, Tonny E ^c   Elklitc, Ask ^c  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Emotional abuse; Epidemiology; Physical abuse; Physical neglect; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PHYSICAL NEGLECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 84890597112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17450179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1745017901309010149     Document Type: Article

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