The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 476-481 , November 2007

Long-Term Impact of Adolescent Dating Violence on the Behavioral and Psychological Health of Male and Female Youth

  • Diann M. Ackard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Golden Valley, Minnesota
    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Diann M. Ackard, PhD, 5101 Olson Memorial Hwy, Ste 4001, Golden Valley, MN 55422.
    • ,
  • Marla E. Eisenberg, ScD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    • ,
  • Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Received 3 November 2006 ,Revised 1 February 2007 ,Accepted 16 April 2007.

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 Supported by a grant (R40 MC 00319-02; D.N-S., principal investigator) from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. The funding agency supported the collection and analysis of the data; study design, interpretation of data analyses, writing of the report, and submission decisions are the sole responsibility of the authors.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00362-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.034

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 476-481 , November 2007

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