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The relationship between the Maria da Penha Law and intimate partner violence in two Brazilian states

BACKGROUND: Globally, inequality between men and women manifests in a variety of ways. In particular, gender inequality increases the risk of perpetration of violence against women (VAW), especially intimate partner violence (IPV), by males. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 35 % of...

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Autores principales: Gattegno, Mariana V., Wilkins, Jasmine D., Evans, Dabney P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5112634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27852317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-016-0428-3