Responding to gender-based violence in disasters: Grappling with research methods to clear the way for planning

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-10

  Rosborough, Stephanie ^a   Chan, Jennifer L ^b   Parmar, Parveen ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE;

DISASTER PLANNING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 67649383758     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e31819738f9     Document Type: Review

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