Frequency and correlates of intimate partner violence by type: Physical, sexual, and psychological battering

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 553-559

  Coker, Ann L ^a   Smith, Paige Hall ^b   McKeown, Robert E ^a   King, Melissa J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034109220     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.90.4.553     Document Type: Article

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