Interpersonal violence: An important risk factor for disease and injury in South Africa

Population Health Metrics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Norman, Rosana ^a   Schneider, Michelle ^b   Bradshaw, Debbie ^b   Jewkes, Rachel ^b   Abrahams, Naeemah ^b   Matzopoulos, Richard ^b   Vos, Theo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; INJURY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78649496040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-8-32     Document Type: Article

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