Domestic violence and physical abuse of women: The Grady Memorial Hospital experience

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Geary Jr , Franklyn H ^a   Wingate, Cheryl B ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Counseling; Domestic violence; Physical abuse; Referrals

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0032855406     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70467-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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