Intimate partner violence and socioeconomic deprivation in England: Findings from a national cross-sectional survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 462-472

  Khalifeh, Hind ^a   Hargreaves, James ^b   Howard, Louise M ^c   Birdthistle, Isolde ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874080245     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300723     Document Type: Article

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