Intimate partner violence in African American women

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-95

  Campbell, Doris Williams ^a,b   Sharps, Phyllis W ^c,d   Gary, Faye ^e   Campbell, Jacquelyn C ^c   Lopez, Loretta M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Blacks; Domestic violence; Ethnic groups; Interpersonal violence; Intimate partner violence; Spouse abuse; Violence and abuse

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BATTERED WOMAN; BATTERING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LETHALITY; NURSING EDUCATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3242659746     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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