Physical abuse around the time of pregnancy among women with disabilities

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 802-806

  Mitra, Monika ^a   Manning, Susan E ^b   Lu, Emily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Physical abuse; Pregnancy; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860887924     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0784-y     Document Type: Article

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