State gender inequailtiy, socioeconomic status and intimate partner violence (IPV) in India: A multilevel analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-102

  Ackerson, Leland K ^a   Subramanian, S V ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Intimate partner violence; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049167623     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2008.tb00091.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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