'I could have just done with a little more help': An analysis of women's help-seeking from health visitors in the context of domestic violence

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-282

  Peckover, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Health visiting; Help seeking; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

BATTERED WOMEN; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 0037588560     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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