Tackling partner violence in families

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 535-536

  Taft, Angela J ^a   Hegarty, Kelsey L ^b   Feder, Gene S ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY VIOLENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOMICIDE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; VICTIM;

EID: 33751431795     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00686.x     Document Type: Editorial

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