Protection of sexual and reproductive health rights: Addressing violence against women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-147

  García Moreno, Claudia ^a   Stöckl, Heidi ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human rights; Intimate partner violence; Sexual violence; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL HEALTH; VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 67650239134     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.053     Document Type: Article

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