Variations in women's help seeking in response to intimate partner violence: Findings from a canadian population-based study

Violence Against Women

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-70

  Barrett, Betty Jo ^a   Pierre, Melissa St ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

help seeking; intimate partner violence; violence against women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CANADA; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BATTERED WOMEN; CANADA; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RAPE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650774611     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801210394273     Document Type: Article

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