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Physical Abuse

Physical Abuse is a form of child maltreatment in which a caregiver or other person in a position of responsibility, trust, or power intentionally or otherwise non-accidentally uses physical force against a child that results in, or creates a substantial risk of, bodily injury.

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360

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The Battered-Child Syndrome

C. Henry Kempe · JAMA · 1962 · 3.1K citations

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Relationship Between Multiple Forms of Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Mental Health in Community Respondents: Results From the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

Valerie J. Edwards, George W. Holden, Vincent J. Felitti et al. · American Journal of Psychiatry · 2003 · 1.8K citations

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Mechanisms in the Cycle of Violence

Kenneth A. Dodge, John E. Bates, Gregory S. Pettit · Science · 1990 · 1.8K citations

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Physical Violence in American Families: Risk Factors and Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 Families.

Ann Goetting, Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1990 · 1.7K citations

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Societal Change and Change in Family Violence from 1975 to 1985 as Revealed by Two National Surveys

Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 1986 · 1.6K citations

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Authors

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  1. JM
    Judith McFarlane

    Texas Woman's University, United States

    25 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. JS
    Joel S. Milner

    Northern Illinois University, United States

    29 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. HL
    Harriet L. MacMillan

    McMaster University, Canada

    21 publications · 2.6K citations

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  4. DM
    Daniel M. Lindberg

    University of Colorado Denver, United States

    16 publications · 840 citations

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  5. RP
    Rachel P. Berger

    Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, United States

    17 publications · 1K citations

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Institutions

2K

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    32 h-index

    91 publications

    8.6K citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    29 h-index

    67 publications

    8K citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    28 h-index

    79 publications

    12K citations

  4. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    28 h-index

    69 publications

    4.8K citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    27 h-index

    78 publications

    6.6K citations

  6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    26 h-index

    83 publications

    9.1K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    26 h-index

    68 publications

    4.2K citations

  8. Northern Illinois University

    DeKalb, United States

    26 h-index

    105 publications

    4.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Child Abuse & Neglect

    320 publications · 26.6K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 170 publications · 7.9K citations

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  3. PEDIATRICS

    59 publications · 6.1K citations

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  4. Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    84 publications · 5.2K citations

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  5. Child Maltreatment

    44 publications · 2.8K citations

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