An epidemiological study of domestic violence against women and its association with sexually transmitted infections in bangalore rural

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Gaikwad, Vaishali ^a   Madhukumar, Suwarna ^a   Sudeepa, D ^a  

^a MVJ Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Abuse; Domestic violence; Sexually transmitted infections; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855174281     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09725997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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