Domestic violence during pregnancy: Implications for practice

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 305-317

  Espinosa, Lisa ^a   Osborne, Kathryn ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDWIFE; MORTALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037056506     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-9523(02)00287-8     Document Type: Article

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