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ERIC Number: EJ305735
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Child Health and Maltreatment.
Sherrod, Kathryn B.; And Others
Child Development, v55 n4 p1174-83 Aug 1984
Examines the temporal relationship between child abuse and children's illnesses by analyzing hospital records of 11 abused children and 6 of their siblings, 14 neglected children, 31 children with nonorganic failure to thrive and 24 control children. Results suggest that having ill children is a source of stress that may trigger abuse. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Family Environment, Infants, Physical Health, Preschool Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Nonorganic Failure to Thrive