A prospective examination of the mechanisms linking childhood physical abuse to body mass index in adulthood

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 203-213

  Francis, Melville M ^a   Nikulina, Valentina ^b   Widom, Cathy Spatz ^c  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Longitudinal research; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ANXIETY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84943164403     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559514568892     Document Type: Article

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