Interpersonal violence: an important risk factor for disease and injury in South Africa

• Main Authors: Abrahams Naeemah (Author), Jewkes Rachel (Author), Bradshaw Debbie (Author), Schneider Michelle (Author), Norman Rosana (Author), Matzopoulos Richard (Author), Vos Theo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Burden of disease estimates for South Africa have highlighted the particularly high rates of injuries related to interpersonal violence compared with other regions of the world, but these figures tell only part of the story. In addit...