Violence Against Women: A Worldwide Problem

Nursing Science Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 339-340

  Huch, Mary H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Female violence; Spouse abuse

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034308630     PISSN: 08943184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08943180022107898     Document Type: Article

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