The public health approach to domestic violence prevention

Overcoming Domestic Violence: Creating a Dialogue Around Vulnerable Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 187-204

  Williams, Damien J ^a   Gavine, Anna J ^a   Carnochan, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Violence Reduction Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Cycle of violence; Intimate partner violence; Prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956978832     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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