Domestic violence

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 886-892

  Eisenstat, Stephanie A ^a   Bancroft, Lundy ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCREENING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 0033575996     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199909163411206     Document Type: Review

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