Risk factors for injury to married women from domestic violence in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-293

  Tsui, K L ^a   Chan, A Y ^a   So, F L ^a   Kam, C W ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Battered women; Domestic violence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MARRIED WOMAN; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747817383     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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