Health visitors' perceptions of domestic violence: The private nature of the problem

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 589-596

  Frost, Marion ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Family; Health visiting; Health visitor client relationship; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033193006     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01128.x     Document Type: Article

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