Restraining orders in California : A look at statewide data

Violence Against Women

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 912-933

  Sorenson, Susan B ^a   Shen, Haikang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Firearms; Restraining orders; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BATTERED WOMEN; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 20744438159     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801205276944     Document Type: Article

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