Recognizing intimate partner violence in primary care: Western Cape, South Africa

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Joyner, Kate ^a   Mash, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RECOGNITION; RURAL AREA; SLEEP DISORDER; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84855415176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029540     Document Type: Article

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