Domestic violence among family practice patients in midsized and rural communities

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-400

  Johnson, Marilou ^a   Elliott, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

battered women; Domestic violence; spouse abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL HEALTH; SPOUSE ABUSE; URBAN HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0030907728     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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