Acceptability of routine enquiry regarding domestic violence in the antenatal clinic

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  McDonnell, Eilish ^a   Geary, M ^b   O'Reilly, M ^b   Collins, C ^b   Holohan, M ^b   Ward, L ^b  

^a ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANAMNESIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; MANDATORY REPORTING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY;

COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 33745496150     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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