Partner, workplace, and stranger abuse during pregnancy in Germany

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-139

  Stöckl, Heidi ^a   Hertlein, Linda ^b   Friese, Klaus ^b   Stöckl, Doris ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Maternal health outcomes; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Sociodemographic correlates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GERMANY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATERNITY WARD; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77957799164     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.06.014     Document Type: Article

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