Violence against women in Pakistan: A framework for analysis

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 198-203

  Ali, Parveen Azam ^a   Gavino, Maria Irma Bustamante ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AGGRESSION; BATTERED WOMEN; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PAKISTAN; POLITICS; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 43749093863     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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