What do abused women expect from their family physicians? A qualitative study among women in shelter homes

Women and Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-119

  Wester, Wietske ^a   Wong, Sylvie Lo Fo ^a   Lagro Janssen, Antoine L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Family physicians; Intimate partner abuse; Qualitative research; Shelter homes; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34447275500     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v45n01_07     Document Type: Article

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