Screening for domestic violence during pregnancy in an antenatal clinic in Lebanon

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 605-606

  Hammoury, Nadwa ^a   Khawaja, Marwan ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

AAS; Domestic violence; Lebanon; Pregnancy; Refugees; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SCREENING; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REFUGEES;

EID: 37249035081     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm009     Document Type: Article

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