Postnatal disclosure of domestic violence: Comparison with disclosure in the first trimester of pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 103-110

  Keeling, June ^a   Mason, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Domestic violence; First trimester; Midwifery; Postnatal; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78650239409     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03486.x     Document Type: Article

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