Magnitude and factors associated with child abuse in a mega city of developing country Pakistan

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 140-146

  Sultan Ali, Niloufer ^a   Nawaz Ali, Farzana ^b   Khan Khuwaja, Ali ^c   Nanji, Kashmira ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Emotional abuse; Maternal abuse; Pakistan; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; PAKISTAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84898425548     PISSN: 20082142     EISSN: 20082150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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