Childhood Sexual Abuse and Early Timing of Puberty

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 65-71

  Noll, Jennie G ^a   Trickett, Penelope K ^b   Long, Jeffrey D ^c,d   Negriff, Sonya ^b   Susman, Elizabeth J ^a   Shalev, Idan ^a   Li, Jacinda C ^a   Putnam, Frank W ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Female; Puberty; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PROTECTION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FATHER; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; MALE; SEXUAL CRIME; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PUBERTY; SEX OFFENSES; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006351832     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.09.008     Document Type: Article

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