Physical and psychological dating violence in young men and women in Chile: Results from a 2005 survey of university students

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 205-214

  Lehrer, Jocelyn A ^a   Lehrer, Evelyn L ^b   Zhao, Zhenxiang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Dating violence; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949417405     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300903307003     Document Type: Article

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