Addressing domestic violence through maternity services: Policy and practice

Midwifery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 164-170

  Marchant, Sally ^a   Davidson, Leslie L ^c   Garcia, Jo ^c   Parsons, Jacqueline E ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPOUSE ABUSE; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 0035461385     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/midw.2001.0254     Document Type: Article

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