Women surviving under the menace of domestic violence

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Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 8-12

  Aftab, Shazia ^a   Khan, Ayesha ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Lifetime prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVAL; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 83355165197     PISSN: 16815491     EISSN: 20779135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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