Demographic and psychologic aspects of domestic violence against women

Background: Domestic violence (DV) against women is often hidden, repeated and prolonged. DV is both a direct and an indirect risk factor for physical and mental health problems, and is associated with increased health care utilization. Husbands' violence against wives not only affects the pers...

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Main Authors: fatemeh Khosravizadegan, Fatemeh Azizi, Zahra Khosravizadegan, Mohammad Reza Morvaridi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2007-09-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-11&slc_lang=en&sid=1