The sensitivity and specificity of four questions (HARK) to identify intimate partner violence: A diagnostic accuracy study in general practice

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Sohal, Hardip ^a   Eldridge, Sandra ^a   Feder, Gene ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSITE ABUSE SCALE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMILATION AFRAID RAPE KICK QUESTION; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BATTERED WOMAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 35348995525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-8-49     Document Type: Article

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