Prevalence of family violence in adults and children: Estimates using the capture-recapture method

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 586-591

  Oosterlee, Arie ^a   Vink, Remy M ^b   Smit, Filip ^c  

^a Municipal Public Health Department GGD Kennemerland   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capture recapture method; Child abuse; Family violence; Health care coverage; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPTURE RECAPTURE METHOD; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; UNCERTAINTY; VICTIM; WITNESS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 71449114462     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp065     Document Type: Article

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