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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780283903321

Titolo

World report on violence and health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Etienne G. Krug ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2002

ISBN

9786610041466

92-4-068180-9

1-280-04146-3

Descrizione fisica

xxii, 346 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

KrugEtienne G

Soggetti

Suicide - Prevention

Health

Violence

Adolescence

Child abuse

Family violence

Older people - Abuse of

Sexual abuse victims

Sex crimes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Violence-a global public health problem -- 2. Youth violence -- 3.  Child abuse and neglect by parents and other caregivers -- 4. Violence by intimate partners -- 5.  Abuse of the elderly -- 6. Sexual violence -- 7. Self-directed violence -- 8. Collective violence -- 9. The way forward: recommendations for action.