Utilisation of health care by women who have suffered abuse: A descriptive study on medical records in family practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 538, 2007, Pages 396-400

  Lo Fo Wong, Sylvie ^a   Wester, Fred ^b   Mol, Saskia ^c   Römkens, Renée ^d   Lagro Janssen, Toine ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electronic medical record; Family medicine; Healthcare utilisation; Partner abuse

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECK PAIN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; STOMACH PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPOUSE ABUSE; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS;

EID: 34248634312     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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