Domestic violence on pregnant women in Turkey

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-129

  Ergönen, Akça Toprak ^a   Hakan Ozdemir M ^a   Can, Ismail Özgür ^a   Sönmez, Ersel ^a   Salaçin, Serpil ^a   Berberoǧlu, Evrim ^a   Demir, Namik ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Forensic medicine; Pregnant women; Prenatal clinics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 60349093362     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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