Perpetration of violence against intimate partners: Health care implications from global data

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 511-512

  Campbell, Jacquelyn C ^a,d   Abrahams, Naeemah ^b   Martin, Lorna ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Department of Community Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NOTE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 51649118344     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.081145     Document Type: Note

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