A practical approach to public health surveillance of violent deaths related to intimate partner relationships

Public Health Reports

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-399

  Biroscak, Brian J ^a   Smith, Patricia K ^a   Post, Lori A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HOMICIDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 33746545274     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 00333549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490612100407     Document Type: Article

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