The NorVold Abuse Questionnaire (NorAQ): Validation of new measures of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and abuse in the health care system among women

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-366

  Swahnberg, I M Katarina ^a   Wijma, Barbro ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abuse; NorAQ; Prevalence; Reliability; Validation; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL ABUSE; STANDARD; THE NORVOLD ABUSE QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0347355071     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/13.4.361     Document Type: Article

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