Title World report on violence and health / edited by Etienne G. Krug, Linda L. Dahlberg, James A. Mercy, Anthony B. Zwi and Rafael Lozano

Published Geneva : World Health Organization, 2002

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Description xxii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + summary Contents Violence-a global public health problem -- Youth violence -- Child abuse and neglect by parents and other caregivers -- Violence by intimate partners -- Abuse of the elderly -- Sexual violence -- Self-directed violence -- Collective violence -- The way forward: recommendations for action Summary This report is part of WHO's response to the 49th World Health Assembly held in 1996 which adopted a resolution declaring violence a major and growing public health problem across the world. It is aimed largely at researchers and practitioners including health care workers, social workers, educators and law enforcement officials Analysis Violence Public health Statistics Domestic violence Australia overseas comparisons Key item Notes Includes bibliographical references and index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Also available online via the World Wide Web English Subject Violence -- Health aspects. Public health. Suicide. Violence -- Prevention. Public health -- Statistics. Violence -- Health aspects -- Statistics. Family violence -- Health aspects. War -- Health aspects. Suicide -- Prevention. Health. Violence. Adolescence. Child abuse. Family violence. Older people -- Abuse of. Sexual abuse victims. Sex crimes. Suicide. Risk Factors. Armed Conflicts. Suicide. Public Health. Sex Offenses. Violence. Violence -- prevention & control. Violence. Global Health. Primary Prevention. Risk Factors. Genre/Form Statistics. Statistics. Author Krug, Etienne G., editor Dahlberg, Linda L., editor Mercy, James A., editor Zwi, Anthony B., editor Lozano Ascencio, Rafael, editor World Health Organization, issuing body ISBN 9789241545617 9241545615 9789241545624 9241545623

Other Titles World report on violence and health : summary

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