Journal article
The influence of child abuse on the pattern of expenditures in women's adult health service utilization in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Childhood maltreatment is a common and serious problem for women, particularly in relation to impairment in adulthood. To our knowledge, no system-wide study has addressed the influence of childhood maltreatment on the cost of these women's adult health service utilization. This paper examines this relationship. The 1990 Ontario Health Survey (OHS) gathered information regarding determinants of physical health status and the use of health …
Authors
Tang B; Jamieson E; Boyle M; Libby A; Gafni A; MacMillan H
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 63, No. 7, pp. 1711–1719
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
10 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.04.015
ISSN
0277-9536