%0 Journal Article
%T La violencia, un problema de salud
%A Esp¨ªn Falc¨®n
%A Julio Cesar
%A Valladares Gonz¨¢lez
%A Anais Marta
%A Abad Araujo
%A Jorge Carlos
%A Presno Labrador
%A Clarivel
%A Gener Arencibia
%A Nancy
%J Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral
%D 2008
%I ECIMED
%X violence has become a problem for public health all over the world. different types have been recognized: physical, psychological and sexual violence. their causes may vary depending on the sociocultural context. the present paper is aimed at identifying violence as a health problem and at describing the types of violence according to the characteristics of those who commit the violent act and to the nature of them.
%K violence
%K physical violence
%K psychological violence and sexual violence.
%U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0864-21252008000400009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en