Health visitors' understandings of domestic violence

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 200-208

  Peckover, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Health visiting; Professional knowledge; Women

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMINISM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMINISM; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 0142259171     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02784.x     Document Type: Review

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