EPID 2670

Epidemiology of Domestic Violence



EPI 2670

 

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Instructor:

  Thomas Songer,PhD

  Cristie Glasheen, MPH

 

Lecture Description:

  This lecture outlines the epidemiology of domestic violence. It discusses various measures for identifying child, partner, and elder maltreatment, and introduces the risk factors for these events.


  On completion of the lecture, readers will be able to:

  • Present the basis and current understanding of the epidemiology of domestic violence
  • Understand the limitations which affect current injury data and data systems for domestic violence



This lecture was last modified on 19 June 2009

For further information about the course, please contact Thomas Songer at tjs@pitt.edu

Thomas Songer, PhD
Dept. of Epidemiology
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA