Intra-familial physical violence among Mexican and Egyptian youth

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 709-715

  Rivera Rivera, Leonor ^a   Allen, Betania ^a,d   Thrasher, James F ^b   Chavez, Ruben ^a   Fernandez Ortega, Cielo ^c   Galal, Osman ^c   Lazcano Ponce, Eduardo C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Egypt; Intra familial violence; Mexico; Prevalence; Risk factors; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EGYPT; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; VICTIM;

EID: 28344453190     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: 00348910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102005000500003     Document Type: Article

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