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Violence in America : a public health approach / edited by Mark L. Rosenberg and Mary Ann Fenley.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Surgeon General's Workshop on Violence and Public Health (1985 : Leesburg, Va.)
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violence--United States--Congresses.
- Violence.
- Family violence--United States--Congresses.
- Family violence.
- Crime prevention--United States--Congresses.
- Crime prevention.
- Public health--United States--Congresses.
- Public health.
- Victims of crimes--Medical care--United States--Congresses.
- Victims of crimes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Aims to draw together what is known about violence in US society, and to lead the way towards involving health professionals in education, prevention and intervention. For a number of topics, it offers an analysis of issues in epidemiology, causal and risk factors, outcomes and interventions.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Assaultive Violence""; ""3. Child Abuse""; ""4. Child Sexual Abuse""; ""5. Rape and Sexual Assault""; ""6. Spouse Abuse""; ""7. Violence Against the Elderly""; ""8. Suicide""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1991.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773805-2
- 1-280-52496-0
- 1-4237-3693-1
- 0-19-974871-3
- 1-60129-773-4
- OCLC:
- 922952415
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