Violence against women, symptom reporting, and treatment for reproductive tract infections in Kerala State, Southern India

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 268-284

  Sudha, S ^a   Morrison, Sharon ^a   Zhu, Limei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33847072016     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330601180164     Document Type: Article

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