Domestic violence against women in Jordan: Evidence from health clinics

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 569-575

  Al Nsour, Mohannad ^a   Khawaja, Marwan ^b   Al Kayyali, Ghadah ^c  

^a Ministry of Health   (Jordan)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c High Health Council   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Jordan; Women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350033659     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-009-9255-2     Document Type: Article

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