Violence: News on a public health problem

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 561-563

  Helweg Larsen, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEATH; DENMARK; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; NORWAY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWEDEN; THREAT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WAR; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX OFFENSES; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 49849103376     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808095222     Document Type: Editorial

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