Barriers to domestic violence help seeking: Implications for intervention

Violence Against Women

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 290-310

  Fugate, Michelle ^a   Landis, Leslie ^a   Riordan, Kim ^b   Naureckas, Sara ^c   Engel, Barbara ^d  

^a Chicago Mayor's Off Dom Violence   (United States)

^b Field Foundation of Illinois   (United States)

^c Erie Family Health Center   (United States)

^d Illinois Crim Justice Info Auth ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Help seeking; Service provision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMAN; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMEN; CHICAGO; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 14544268577     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801204271959     Document Type: Review

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