A qualitative analysis of how physicians with expertise in domestic violence approach the identification of victims

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 131, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 578-584

  Gerbert, Barbara ^a   Caspers, Nona ^a   Bronstone, Amy ^a   Moe, James ^a   Abercrombie, Priscilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; VICTIM;

EID: 0032742253     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-8-199910190-00005     Document Type: Article

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