"Physical Abuse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Violence inflicted on an individual through physical contact.
| Descriptor ID |
D000066550
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.856.688 I01.880.735.900.744
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| Concept/Terms |
Physical Abuse- Physical Abuse
- Abuse, Physical
- Physical Violence
- Violence, Physical
- Physical Maltreatment
- Maltreatment, Physical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physical Abuse" by people in Profiles.
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Key risk factors for substance use among female sex workers in Soweto and Klerksdorp, South Africa: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2022; 17(1):e0261855.
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Examining the relationship between physical and sexual violence and psychosocial health in young people living with HIV in rural South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020 12; 23(12):e25654.
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Conditional cash transfers and the reduction in partner violence for young women: an investigation of causal pathways using evidence from a randomized experiment in South Africa (HPTN 068). J Int AIDS Soc. 2018 02; 21 Suppl 1.