Prevalence of Experiences of Partner Violence Among Female Health Staff. Relevance to Awareness and Action When Meeting Abused Women Patients

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-149

  Stenson, Kristina ^a   Heimer, Gun ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; SWEDEN; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 39749203415     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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