Family Violence and Maternal Mortality in the South Asian Community: The Role of Obstetrical Care Providers

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1045-1049

  Janssen, Patricia A ^a,b   Henderson, Angela D ^a   MacKay, Kathleen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community health education; Domestic violence; Intervention studies; Southern Asia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; SOCIAL WORK; SOUTH ASIAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; PAKISTAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PRENATAL CARE; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 80755149498     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34349-3     Document Type: Article

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