TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Violence against women
JO  - Journal of epidemiology and community health
A1  - Krantz, Gunilla
A1  - Garcia-Moreno, Claudia
SP  - 818
EP  - 821
VL  - 59
IS  - 10
N2  - Violence against women is now well recognised as a public health problem and human rights violation of worldwide significance. It is an important risk factor for women's ill health, with far reaching consequences for both their physical and mental health. This glossary aims to describe various forms of interpersonal violence that are directed towards women and girls. Terms and basic concepts used in research and policy on this public health problem will be explained.
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SN  - 0143-005X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2004.022756
ID  - ref1
ER  -