Detecting domestic violence: Spanish external validation of the index of spouse abuse

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-286

  Torres, Anna ^a,g   Navarro, Purificación ^a   García Esteve, Lluïsa ^a   Tarragona, Maria Jesús ^b   Ascaso, Carlos ^c,d   Herreras, Zoe ^e   Gelabert, Estel ^f   Imaz, Maria Luisa ^a   Roca, Alba ^a   Subirà, Susana ^f   Martín Santos, Rocío ^d  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Servei de Promoció de la Dona Casa Galèria   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^e Primary Care Center Esquerra de l'Eixample (CAPSE)   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g Hospital Maternitat   (Spain)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Index of spouse abuse; Intimate partner violence; Spanish; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951294455     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-009-9290-z     Document Type: Article

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