Factors associated with intimate partner violence by a former partner by immigration status and length of residence in Canada

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 772-777

  Du Mont, Janice ^a,b   Hyman, Ilene ^b   O'Brien, Kristen ^a   White, Meghan E ^a   Odette, Fran ^c   Tyyskä, Vappu ^d  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Springtide Resources   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emigrants and immigrants; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868197852     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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