Possibilities for dialogue on sexuality and sexual abuse-midwives' and clinicians' experiences

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 539-546

  Wendt, Eva K ^a   Marklund, Bertil R G ^a   Lidell, Evy A S ^b   Hildingh, Cathrine I ^b   Westerståhl, Anna K E ^c  

^a Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dialogue; Possibilities; Sexual abuse; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE ABUSE; SWEDEN;

EID: 79960356053     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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