Quality of life among lifetime victimized men

Violence and Victims

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-204

  Soares, Joaquim J F ^a   Viitasara, Eija ^a   Macassa, Gloria ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Financial strain; Quality of life; Social support; Unemployment; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FINANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 34249666049     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/088667007780477366     Document Type: Article

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