Health-related quality of life among abused women one year after leaving a violent partner

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 497-509

  Alsaker, Kjersti ^a   Moen, Bente E ^b   Kristoffersen, Kjell ^b  

^a BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Follow up study; Intimate partner violence; Quality of life after separation; SF 36; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 41549083359     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9182-7     Document Type: Article

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