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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814815803321

Titolo

Violence in America : a public health approach / / edited by Mark L. Rosenberg and Mary Ann Fenley [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-773805-2

1-280-52496-0

1-4237-3693-1

0-19-974871-3

1-60129-773-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 pages)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

303.6/0973

Soggetti

Violence - United States

Family violence - United States

Crime prevention - United States

Public health - United States

Victims of crimes - Medical care - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1991.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""

Sommario/riassunto

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.