Citation

Mahase E. BMJ 2021; 372: n689.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.n689

PMID

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Abstract

The World Health Organization has said that physical and sexual violence against women should be treated as a public health problem and called for healthcare workers to be trained in "responding to the needs of survivors holistically and empathetically."

It made the recommendation on the back of figures showing that nearly one in three women worldwide (30%) experienced physical or …

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