Comparative analyses of stressors experienced by rural low-income pregnant women experiencing intimate partner violence and those who are not

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 492-501

  Bhandari, Shreya ^a   Levitch, Alison H ^a   Ellis, Kathleen K ^a   Ball, Katharine ^a   Everett, Kevin ^b   Geden, Elizabeth ^a,c   Bullock, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c Family Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Domestic violence; Nursing intervention; Pregnancy; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 48649109502     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2008.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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