Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 587-594 , December 2009

Gender Differences in Violence Exposure Among University Students Attending Campus Health Clinics in the United States and Canada

  • Elizabeth M. Saewyc, Ph.D., R.N.

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing & Department of Adolescent Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • Centre for Community Child Health Research, Child Family Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Elizabeth Saewyc, Ph.D., R.N., University of British Columbia, T201-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5 Canada.
    • ,
  • David Brown, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Community Child Health Research, Child Family Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • MaryBeth Plane, M.S.S.W., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
    • ,
  • Marlon P. Mundt, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
    • ,
  • Larissa Zakletskaia, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
    • ,
  • Jennifer Wiegel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
    • ,
  • Michael F. Fleming, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

Received 3 November 2008 ,Accepted 24 March 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00141-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.03.024

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 587-594 , December 2009

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