Disability, gender and intimate partner violence: Relationships from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-28

  Smith, Diane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Rehabilitation; Women with disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHI SQUARE TEST; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL ABUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 39149141042     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-007-9064-6     Document Type: Article

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