The reliability and validity of a sexual and physical abuse history questionnaire in female patients with gastrointestinal disorders

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 141-150

  Leserman, Jane ^a   Drossman, Douglas A ^b   Li, Zhiming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Division of Digestive Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroenterology; Measurement; Physical and sexual abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL ABUSE; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0029619428     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964289.1995.9933752     Document Type: Article

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