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CHAPTER 1 Violence --- a global public health problem

Defining violence Any comprehensive analysis of violence should begin by defining the various forms of violence in such a way as to facilitate their scientific measure-ment. There are many possible ways to define violence. The World Health Organization defines violence (2) as: The intentional use of physical force or power,

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