Violence against women: A global public health crisis

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-4

  Ellsberg, Mary C ^a  

^a PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL ABUSE; UNITED NATIONS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; SEX OFFENSES; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 32144445210     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940500494941     Document Type: Editorial

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