Health care workers' expectations and empathy toward patients in abusive relationships

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-165

  Nicolaidis, Christina ^a   Curry, MaryAnn ^a   Gerrity, Martha ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SCREENING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 23044504938     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.3.159     Document Type: Review

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