A phenomenographic study of women's experiences of domestic violence during the childbearing years

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 114-128

  McCosker, Heather ^a   Barnard, Alan ^a   Gerber, Rod ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abuse; Childbearing; Control; Domestic violence; Interview; Language; Loss; Phenomenography; Pregnancy; Women

Indexed keywords

BATTERED WOMAN; CASE STUDY; CONTROL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 2942731784     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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