Understanding violence against Chinese women in Hong Kong: An analysis of risk factors with a special emphasis on the role of in-law conflict

Violence Against Women

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1295-1312

  Chan, Ko Ling ^a   Brownridge, Douglas A ^b   Tiwari, Agnes ^a   Fong, Daniel Y T ^a   Leung, Wing Cheong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; In law conflict; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 49249112472     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208325088     Document Type: Article

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