Referring abused women: Does police assistance decrease abuse?

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-81

  Willson, Pam ^a,d   McFarlane, Judith ^b   Lemmey, Dorothy ^c   Malecha, Ann ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lakeland Community College   (United States)

^d MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WOMEN;

EID: 0035262460     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/c10n1r7     Document Type: Article

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