Editorial: Mapping violence against women laws in the world: An overview of state commitments

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 474-475

  Vives Cases, Carmen ^a,b   Ortiz Barreda, Gaby ^a   Gil González, Diana ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c Observatory of Public Policies and Health   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77953766263     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.090365     Document Type: Editorial

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