Physical violence, self rated health, and morbidity: is gender significant for victimisation?
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Physical violence, self rated health, and morbidity: is gender significant for victimisation?
STUDY OBJECTIVE To analyse gender differences in associations between physical violence and self rated health and self reported morbidity among a random sample of adults in Denmark. DESIGN AND SETTING Two questions on self rated health and self reported morbidity respectively, were obtained from a cross sectional national health interview survey conducted among 12 028 adults (16 years +) in D...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.58.1.65