Screening for intimate partner violence when children are present: The victim's perspective

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 872-890

  Zink, Therese M ^a   Jacobson, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Domestic violence; Family violence; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF DISCLOSURE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 0043209102     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260503253879     Document Type: Review

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