How nurses' experiences of domestic violence influence service provision: Study conducted in North-west province, South Africa

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Christofides, Nicola J ^a,b   Silo, Zanele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Nurses; Quality of care; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPATHY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 14844303691     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2005.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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