Experiences of being exposed to intimate partner violence during pregnancy

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Engnes, Kristin ^a,b,d   Lidén, Eva ^c   Lundgren, Ingela ^c  

^a Centre for Women's Family and Child Health   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Domestic Violence; Intimate partner violence; Lived experiences; Phenomenology; Pregnancy; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872582927     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v7i0.11199     Document Type: Article

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