Prevalence of domestic violence in an inpatient female population

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 277-279

  McKenzie, Katherine C ^a   Burns, Risa B ^a   McCarthy, Ellen P ^a   Freund, Karen M ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Hospitalization; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0031893333     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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