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. 2007 Aug;61(8):676-80.
doi: 10.1136/jech.2005.043711.

Violence: a glossary

Alison Rutherford  1 , Anthony B Zwi, Natalie J Grove, Alexander Butchart
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Violence: a glossary

Alison Rutherford et al. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

Violence has been explicitly identified as a significant public health problem. This glossary clarifies widely used definitions and concepts of violence within the public health field, building on those promoted through the 2002 World Report on Violence and Health. We provide definitions and concepts that can be usefully applied to identify points for public health intervention to prevent the social and health impacts of violence.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: AZ was co‐editor of the World Report on Violence and Health. AB works for the World Health Organization which campaigns and provides technical advice on violence prevention.

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