Domestic violence against women and their mental health status in a colony in Delhi

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 403-405

  Vachher, Alka S ^a   Sharma, A K ^b  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; mental health status; violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956968062     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.69266     Document Type: Article

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