Psychometric properties of the WHO Violence Against Women instrument in a female population-based sample in Sweden: A cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Nybergh, Lotta ^a,b   Taft, Charles ^c   Krantz, Gunilla ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b The Västra Götaland Competence Centre on Intimate Partner Violence   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INSTRUMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84878413314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002053     Document Type: Article

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