Correlates of medical and legal help seeking among women reporting intimate partner violence

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-95

  Duterte, Erin E ^a,b,g   Bonomi, Amy E ^c,d   Kernic, Mary A ^b,e   Schiff, Melissa A ^b,e   Thompson, Robert S ^d   Rivara, Frederick P ^b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SERVICE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 38849106238     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0460     Document Type: Article

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