Review Article: Barriers within the health care system to dealing with sexualized violence: A literature review

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 222-229

  Rönnberg, Ann Kristin M ^a   Hammarström, Anne ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

barriers; gender theory; health care; male power; sexualised violence

Indexed keywords

BATTERED WOMAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BATTERED WOMEN; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEAR; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 0034279737     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948000280030101     Document Type: Review

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