Violence and injury in marital arguments: Risk patterns and gender differences

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-40

  Sorenson, Susan B ^a,b   Upchurch, Dawn M ^a   Shen, Haikang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030051738     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.1.35     Document Type: Article

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