Intersections of harm and health: A qualitative study of intimate partner violence in women's lives

Violence Against Women

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1252-1273

  Thomas, Kristie A ^a   Joshi, Manisha ^a   Wittenberg, Eve ^b   McCloskey, Laura A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Intimate partner violence; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; BATTERED WOMEN; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 53349174255     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208324529     Document Type: Article

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