Helping women with disabilities and domestic violence: Strategies, limitations and challenges of domestic violence programs and services

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 699-708

  Chang, Judy C ^a   Bou Saada, Ingrid ^h   Martin, Sandra L ^b   Moracco, Kathryn E ^c   Dulli, Lisa ^b   Scandlin, Donna ^d   Loucks Sorrel, Mary Beth ^e   Turner, Tracy ^f   Starsoneck, Leslie ^f,g   Dorian, Patty Neal ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence   (United States)

^f North Carolina Domestic Violence Commission   (United States)

^g Division of Public Health   (United States)

^h NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISABILITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10744231888     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/154099903322404348     Document Type: Article

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