Violence against women and the Millennium Development Goals: Facilitating women's access to support

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-332

  Ellsberg, M ^a  

^a Gender Action   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; SURVIVAL; TRAINING; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33748182878     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.04.021     Document Type: Article

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