physical abuse

Each province and territory has unique legislation defining and describing responses to physical abuse. Physical abuse includes any non-accidental action that causes, or could cause physical harm to a child such as hitting, shaking, or the unreasonable use of force to restrain a child.

Title	Authors	Year Sort ascending
L’évolution de la sévérité de la maltraitance au Québec	Hélie, Sonia Roy, Catherine	2010
The association between childhood physical abuse and heart disease in adulthood: Findings from a representative community sample	Fuller-Thomson, Esme Brennenstuhl, Sarah Frank, John	2010
Childhood trauma and injection drug use among high-risk youth	Kerr, Thomas Stoltz, Jo-Anne Marshall, Brandon Lai, Calvin Strathdee, Steffanie A. Wood, Evan	2009
The robust association between childhood physical abuse and osteoarthritis in adulthood: Findings from a representative community sample	Fuller-Thomson, Esme Stefanyk, Maria Brennenstuhl, Sarah	2009
Physical Punishment in Childhood: A Human Rights and Child Protection Issue	Watkinson, Ailsa M.	2009
Comparative study of the cognitive sequelae of school-aged victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome	Stipanicic, Annie Nolin, Pierre Fortin, Gilles Gobeil, Marie-France	2008
What Predicts Injury from Physical Punishment? A Test of the Typologies of Violence Hypothesis	Gonzalez, Miriam Durrant, Joan E. Chabot, Martin Trocme, Nico Brown, Jason	2008
Ten-year epidemiological study of pediatric burns in Canada	Spinks, Anneliese Wasiak, Jason Cleland, Heather Beben, Nicole Macpherson, Alison K.	2008
Predicting Suicide Attempts in Young Adults with Histories of Childhood Abuse	Brezo, Jelena Paris, Joel Vitaro, Frank Hébert, Martine Tremblay, Richard E. Turecki, Gustavo	2008
Cognitive and Emotional Differences Between Abusive and Non-Abusive Fathers	Francis, Karen J. Wolfe, David	2008