Prevalence of adult domestic violence among women seeking routine care in a Native American health care facility

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1515-1517

  Fairchild, David G ^a,b   Fairchild, Molly Wilson ^a   Stoner, Shirley ^a  

^a Chinle Compreh Health Care Facility   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031719241     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.10.1515     Document Type: Article

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