Enduring love: A grounded formal theory of women's experience of domestic violence

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 270-282

  Kearney, Margaret H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Grounded formal theory; Qualitative methods; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; NURSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; NURSING THEORY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0035433703     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.1029     Document Type: Article

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