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
Is childhood physical abuse associated with peptic ulcer disease? Findings from a population-based study	Fuller-Thomson, Esme Bottoms, Jennifer Brennenstuhl, Sarah Hurd, Marion	2011
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
Physical Punishment in Childhood: A Human Rights and Child Protection Issue	Watkinson, Ailsa M.	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
Cognitive and Emotional Differences Between Abusive and Non-Abusive Fathers	Francis, Karen J. Wolfe, David	2008
Comparative study of the cognitive sequelae of school-aged victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome	Stipanicic, Annie Nolin, Pierre Fortin, Gilles Gobeil, Marie-France	2008
From suspicion of physical child abuse to reporting: primary care clinician decision-making	Flaherty, A.G., Sege, R.D., Griffith, J., Price, L.L., Wasserman, R., Slora, E., et al.	2008
Intervention type matters in primary prevention of abusive head injury: Event history analysis results	Russell, B.S., Trudeau, J., & Britner, P.A.	2008