Intimate partner violence, which describes physical or sexual assault, or both, of a spouse or
sexual Intimate, is a common health-care issue. In this article, I have reviewed research on …

Background: In 2004, the US Preventive Services Task Force determined that evidence was
insufficient to support screening women for intimate partner violence (IPV). Purpose: To …

Summary In 1996, the World Health Assembly declared violence a major public health
issue. To follow up on this resolution, on Oct 3 this year, WHO released the first World Report …

Violence pervades the lives of many people around the world, and touches all of us in some
way. To many people, staying out of harm's way is a matter of locking doors and windows …

Background Domestic violence results in long-term and immediate health problems. This
study compared selected physical health problems of abused and never abused women …

Chinese translation Description: Update of the 2004 US Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) recommendation statement on screening for family and intimate partner violence …

Gender inequality damages the health of millions of girls and women across the globe. It can
also be damaging to men's health despite the many tangible benefits it gives men through …

Extensive research indicates that intimate partner violence (IPV) poses a significant risk to
the physical health of women. IPV is associated with increased mortality, injury and …

BACKGROUND: Most intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence studies do not examine the
relationships between IPV types and the chronicity and severity of abuse. OBJECTIVES …

Forty years of published research (1966-2006) addressing physical intimate partner
violence (IPV) and sexual health was reviewed (51 manuscripts) and synthesized to …