Who is most at risk for intimate partner violence?: A Canadian population-based study

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1495-1514

  Romans, Sarah ^a   Forte, Tonia ^a   Cohen, Marsha M ^a   Du Mont, Janice ^a   Hyman, Ilene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Gender; Intimate partner violence; Risk factor; Spouse abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY; SPOUSE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BATTERED WOMEN; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES;

EID: 36048999752     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507306566     Document Type: Article

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