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(Lori Heise, with Adrienne Germain and Jacqueline Pitanguy, Washington, DC, World Bank, 1994)

Working paper #255 surveys the health consequences of gender violence and offers practical steps toward eliminating violence against women. 71 pages
(A limited supply is available for free to colleagues in Asia, Africa, and Latin America; please write International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) for availability.)
Order from IWHC at: http://www.iwhc.org/order.html
Look for item A32 in the list.

Others may purchase the publication at http://www.worldbank.org/html/extpb/abshtml/12980.htm
(World Bank Publications, P.O. Box 7247-8619, Philadelphia, PA 19170-8618. Fax 202-676-0581.)
 

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