Violence against women : a prospective study of women presenting to a South African trauma centre

Background - Violence against Women is a major public health issue, and it is universally under reported. Objective - To conduct an injury surveillance of severe or life threatening violent acts against women, to determine the demographics of the injured women and to identify the nature of the perpe...

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Main Author:	Dedekind, Britta
Other Authors:	Nicol, Andrew
Format:	Dissertation
Language:	English
Published:	University of Cape Town 2016
Subjects:	Surgery
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19908

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title	Violence against women : a prospective study of women presenting to a South African trauma centre
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Violence against women : a prospective study of women presenting to a South African trauma centre

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