Physicians as violence prevention activists - A qualitative study

Women and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 91-110

  Gebert, Barbara ^a   Herzig, Karen ^a   Marecek, Leigh ^b   Salber, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Violence free Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Physician activism; Qualitative analysis; Role of physicians; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIREARM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1142275421     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v38n04_06     Document Type: Article

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