Attitudes and practices of doctors toward domestic violence victims in South Africa

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-157

  Peltzer, Karl ^a   Mashego, Teresa Anne ^a   Mabeba, Matlala ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b Pietersburg Mankweng Hospital Complex   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; VICTIM; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ASIAN; ASSAULT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BATTERED WOMEN; CAUSALITY; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 0037607840     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330390178431     Document Type: Article

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