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Intimate Partner Violence in Southwestern Nigeria: Are There Rural-Urban Differences?

Mary O. Balogun MBBSMPHFWACP Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eme T. Owoaje MBBSFWACP Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Olufunmilayo I. Fawole MBBSFWACPFMCPHMPH Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics and Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Pages 627-645 | Received 19 Oct 2011, Accepted 21 Jun 2012, Published online: 10 Jul 2012

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