Inside 'Pandora's box': Abused women's experiences with clinicians and health services

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 549-555

  McCauley, Jeanne ^a,b   Yurk, Robin A ^a   Jenckes, Mollie W ^a   Ford, Daniel E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0031715610     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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