Integrating human rights and public health to prevent interpersonal violence

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 64-87

  Phinney, Alison ^a   de Hovre, Sarah ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; GENDER ISSUE; HUMAN RIGHTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL POLICY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0038347797     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4065430     Document Type: Article

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