Interpersonal violence among immigrants in Portugal

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-124

  Dias, Sónia ^a   Fraga, Sílvia ^b,c   Barros, Henrique ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Interpersonal violence; Migrants; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIGRANT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872604378     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9644-0     Document Type: Article

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