Physical, sexual and emotional violence against women: A general practice-based prevalence study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-17

  Mazza, Danielle ^a,b   Dennerstein, Lorraine ^b   Ryan, Vicky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030024723     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb94101.x     Document Type: Article

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