Somatic symptoms and diseases are more common in women exposed to violence

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1668-1673

  Eberhard Gran, Malin ^a,b   Schei, Berit ^c,d   Eskild, Anne ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Violence; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; ORGAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEX OFFENSES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 36348941012     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0389-8     Document Type: Article

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