Perceived Threat of Violence and Exposure to Physical Violence Against Foreign-Born Women: A Swedish Population-Based Study

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-213

  Fernbrant, Cecilia ^a   Essén, Birgitta ^b   Östergren, Per Olof ^a   Cantor Graae, Elizabeth ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIAGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955140013     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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