Agreement on reporting of physical, psychological, and sexual violence among White, Black, and Hispanic couples in the United States

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1318-1337

  Caetano, Raul ^a   Field, Craig ^b   Ramisetty Mikler, Suhasini ^a   Lipsky, Sherry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; National survey; Report agreement; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGGRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149110828     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508322181     Document Type: Article

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