Defining and measuring violence against women: Background, issues, and recommendations

Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 217-224

  Tjaden, Patricia ^a,b  

^a Tjaden Research Corporation   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE; DESIGN APPROACH; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; VIOLENCE;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EID: 33745656998     PISSN: 01678000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/sju-2005-223-403     Document Type: Review

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