Understudied and underaddressed: Femicide, an extreme form of violence against women and girls

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Reis, Chen [1 ]
Meyer, Sarah R. [2 ]
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[1] Univ Denver, Josef Korbel Sch Int Studies, Denver, CO 80208 USA
[2] Ludwig Maximilians Univ Munchen, Inst Med Informat Proc Biometry & Epidemiol IBE, Munich, Germany
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10.1371/journal.pmed.1004336
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Little is known about the prevalence and dynamics of femicide, a persistent form of violence against women and girls, due to challenges associated with its documentation. Research by Abrahams and colleagues comparing rates of femicide in South Africa over 18 years, however, suggests that femicide is preventable.
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