Accessibility to resources: Helping rural women in abusive partner relationships become free from abuse

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 357-370

  Bosch, Kathy ^a,c   Schumm, Walter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KANSAS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 4644339115     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230490465118     Document Type: Article

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