Domestic abuse - An antenatal survey at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 455-457

  Mbokota, M ^a   Moodley, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0041382270     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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