The role of violence against women act in addressing intimate partner violence: A public health issue

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 253-259

  Modi, Monica N ^a   Palmer, Sheallah ^b   Armstrong, Alicia ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATING VIOLENCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TRAFFICKING; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; LAW; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ASSAULT; STALKING; VICTIM;

CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84896113549     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2013.4387     Document Type: Article

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