TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - Association of interpersonal violence with women's health (editorial) JO - JAMA internal medicine A1 - Thurston, Rebecca C. A1 - Miller, Elizabeth SP - 87 EP - 89 VL - 179 IS - 1 N2 -

The scale of interpersonal violence against women in the United States is striking; an estimated 1 in 3 women have been sexually assaulted, and 1 in 4 have been victims of intimate partner violence (IPV).1 The consequences include increased risk for mental and physical health problems including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, addiction, injury, chronic pain, disability, and possibly cardiovascular disease.1,2 Although research typically focuses on women of reproductive age, IPV and sexual assault also affect older women ...

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LA - en SN - 2168-6106 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5242 ID - ref1 ER -