Intimate partner violence and social pressure among gay men in six countries

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-271

  Finneran, Catherine ^a   Chard, Anna ^a   Sineath, Craig ^a   Sullivan, Patrick ^a   Stephenson, Rob ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Battering; Brazil; Canada; Cross national; Domestic violence; Gay; Homophobia; Intimate partner violence; MSM; South Africa; UK; US; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; CANADA; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865795871     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2012.3.11779     Document Type: Article

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