Risk factors for domestic violence: findings from a South African cross-sectional study.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on November 01, 2002

Authors

Rachel Jewkes1, Jonathan Levin, Loveday Penn-Kekana

Author Affiliations

1: Gender and Health Group, Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa. rjewkes@mrc.ac.za

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