TY - JOUR T1 - Violence against women JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 818 LP - 821 DO - 10.1136/jech.2004.022756 VL - 59 IS - 10 AU - Gunilla Krantz AU - Claudia Garcia-Moreno Y1 - 2005/10/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/59/10/818.abstract N2 - Violence against women is now well recognised as a public health problem and human rights violation of worldwide significance. It is an important risk factor for women’s ill health, with far reaching consequences for both their physical and mental health. This glossary aims to describe various forms of interpersonal violence that are directed towards women and girls. Terms and basic concepts used in research and policy on this public health problem will be explained. ER -