Intrusion: The central problem for family health promotion among children and single mothers after leaving an abusive partner

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 597-622

  Wuest, Judith ^a   Ford Gilboe, Marilyn ^b   Merritt Gray, Marilyn ^a   Berman, Helene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child health; Child support; Custody; Domestic violence; Feminist theory; Grounded theory; Intimate partner violence; Single parent family; Social determinants; Woman abuse; Women's health

Indexed keywords

FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMINISM; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TIME;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMINISM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTHERS; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TIME;

EID: 0038282506     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732303013005002     Document Type: Review

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