Of mice and men: Will the intersection of social science and genetics create new approaches for intimate partner violence?

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-71

  Janssen, Patricia A ^a,b   Nicholls, Tonia L ^a   Kumar, Ravinesh A ^a   Stefanakis, Harry ^d   Spidel, Alicia L ^a   Simpson, Elizabeth M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b B C Res Inst Children's/W H   (Canada)

^c Ctr for Molec Med and Therapeut   (Canada)

^d B C Inst Against Family Violence ^*

Author keywords

Animal nodels; Domestic violence; Genetics; Molecular biology; Risk assessment; Spousal abuse

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING);

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 11144332928     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260504268120     Document Type: Review

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