Screening women for intimate partner violence: A systematic review to update the U.S. Preventive services task force recommendation

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 796-808

  Nelson, Heidi D ^a   Bougatsos, Christina ^a   Blazina, Ian ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ACCURACY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MOTHER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84861858586     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-11-201206050-00447     Document Type: Review

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