Interpersonal violence and public policy: What about the victims?

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-81

  Kilpatrick, Dean G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIME; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; CIVIL RIGHTS; CRIMINAL LAW; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CIVIL RIGHTS; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINAL LAW; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 2942638108     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2004.tb00450.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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66. Id at 32.
67. Id at 28-29.