Screening for domestic violence in general practice: A way forward?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 492, 2003, Pages 515-518

  Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; FAMILY VIOLENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL ASPECT;

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 0037966179     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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