Domestic violence against married women in Edirne

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 832-847

  Tokuç, Burcu ^a   Ekuklu, Galip ^a   Avcioǧlu, Serap ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Married women; Physical violence; Psychological violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950101484     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509336960     Document Type: Article

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