Nurses’ and physicians’ attitudes about women abuse: The effects of gender and professional role

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 427-438

  Rose, Karla ^a   Saunders, Daniel G ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0022960994     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399338609515757     Document Type: Article

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