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NALT Concept Space
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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. family and consumer science
  3. family studies
  4. family relations
  5. family problems
  6. family violence
  1. Fields of Study
  2. social sciences
  3. sociology
  4. social problems
  5. family problems
  6. family violence
  1. Fields of Study
  2. social sciences
  3. sociology
  4. social problems
  5. violence
  6. family violence

Preferred term

family violence

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Deliberate, often repetitive, physical abuse by one family member against another: marital partners, parents, children, siblings, or any other member of a household.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • domestic violence

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1851

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