Exploring the perceptions of domestic violence service providers in rural localities

Violence Against Women

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 700-716

  Eastman, Brenda J ^a   Bunch, Shelia G ^a   Williams, A Hamilton ^b   Carawan, Lena W ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Perceptions; Rural; Service providers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPOUSE ABUSE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION; VIRGINIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34250813791     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207302047     Document Type: Article

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