Dilemmas in intimate partner violence

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-75

  Cook, Rebecca J ^a   Dickens, Bernard M ^a  

^a at the University of Toronto Wagner is also a faculty member of the Canadian Medical Associations' Physician Management Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Pregnant victims of violence; Spousal violence; Violence against women; Violence during pregnancy; Wife beating

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 67349180570     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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