Violence as a Public Health Risk

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 392-406

  Haegerich, Tamara M ^a   Dahlberg, Linda L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; domestic violence; sexual assault; suicide; violence; youth homicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993808323     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: 15598284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827611409127     Document Type: Article

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