Early detection and prevention of domestic violence using the Women Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) in primary health care clinics in Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-116

  Yut Lin, Wong ^a   Othman, Sajaratulnisah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Primary health care; Screening; WAST (Women Abuse Screening Tool)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PREVENTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SPOUSE; WOMEN ABUSE SCREENING TOOL;

EID: 41149128262     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539507311899     Document Type: Article

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