Translation of domestic violence instruments for use in research

Violence Against Women

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 859-878

  Pearce, Carole W ^a   Hawkins, Joellen W ^d   Kearney, Margaret ^d   Peyton, Christine E ^d   Dwyer, Joyce ^d   Haggerty, Lois A ^d   Higgins, Loretta P ^d   Munro, Barbara Hazard ^d   Kelly, Ursula ^b   Toscano, Sharyl Eve ^d   Aber, Cynthia S ^d   Mahony, Deborah ^d   Bell, Margaret C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b Massachusetts General Institute of Health Professions   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Abuse screening; Instrument translation; Intimate partner violence; Pregnancy risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037596660     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801203009007006     Document Type: Article

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