Urban young women's experiences of discrimination and community violence and intimate partner violence

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 386-401

  Stueve, Ann ^a,b   O'Donnell, Lydia ^a  

^a EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Health and Human Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Community violence; Discrimination; Domestic violence; Female; Intimate partner violence; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRINKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 42549100465     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9265-z     Document Type: Article

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