Exposure to intimate partner violence amongst women of reproductive age in lagos, nigeria: Prevalence and predictors

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 517-530

  Okenwa, Leah E ^a   Lawoko, Stephen ^a   Jansson, Bjarne ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Nigeria; Prevalence; Risk factors; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350004857     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-009-9250-7     Document Type: Article

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