Factors associated with intimate partner violence against women in Serbia: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 728-735

  Djikanovic, Bosiljka ^a   Jansen, Henrica A F M ^b   Otasevic, Stanislava ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Violence Against Women Research   (Switzerland)

^c Women Health Promotion Center   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIOLENCE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SERBIA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SERBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

BELGRADE; SERBIA;

EID: 77955946364     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.090415     Document Type: Article

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