Gender and physical violence

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 567-571

  Steen, Knut ^a   Hunskaar, Steinar ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aggression; Gender identity; Injury; Norway; Violence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

GENDER RELATIONS; INJURY; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ASSAULT; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; NORWAY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 2442425978     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.11.024     Document Type: Article

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