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Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health logoLink to Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
. 2005 Oct;59(10):818–821. doi: 10.1136/jech.2004.022756

Violence against women

G Krantz 1, C Garcia-Moreno 1
PMCID: PMC1732916  PMID: 16166351

Abstract

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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