Wife abuse among women of childbearing age in Nicaragua

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 241-244

  Ellsberg, Mary Carroll ^a,b,c   Peña, Rodolfo ^e   Herrera, Andrés ^e   Liljestrand, Jerker ^d   Winkvist, Anna ^e  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b National Autonomous University of Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^c Center for Health and Gender Equity   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; VICTIM;

EID: 0344417181     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.2.241     Document Type: Article

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