Talking matters: Abused women's views on disclosure of partner abuse to the family doctor and its role in handling the abuse situation

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 386-394

  Lo Fo Wong, Sylvie ^a   Wester, Fred ^b   Mol, Saskia ^c   Römkens, Renée ^d   Hezemans, Door ^e   Lagro Janssen, Toine ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Family medicine; General practice; Intimate partner abuse; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 39149119258     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.11.013     Document Type: Article

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