Risk factors for physical injury among help-seeking battered women: An exploration of multiple abuse dimensions

Violence Against Women

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1148-1165

  Mechanic, Mindy B ^a   Weaver, Terri L ^b   Resick, Patricia A ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA Boston Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered women; Help seeking; Injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STALKING; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BATTERED WOMEN; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPOUSE ABUSE; STALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 51749086868     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208323792     Document Type: Article

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