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The associations between sex, immigrant status, immigrant concentration and intimate partner violence: Evidence from the Canadian General Social Survey

M.S. Kimbera Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;b Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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M.H. Boylea Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;b Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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E.L. Lipmana Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;b Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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S.R. Colwelld Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada;e Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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K. Georgiadesa Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;b Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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S. Prestonf School of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Pages 796-821 | Received 21 Feb 2013, Accepted 21 Apr 2013, Published online: 03 Sep 2013

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