Midwives' perceptions and experiences of routine enquiry for domestic violence

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 744-752

  Mezey, Gill ^a   Bacchus, Loraine ^a   Haworth, Alison ^b   Bewley, Susan ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDWIFE; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 0043201351     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2003.01263.x     Document Type: Article

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