Maternal outcomes of intimate partner violence during pregnancy: Study in Iran

Public Health

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 410-415

  Hassan, M ^a,c   Kashanian, M ^b   Roohi, M ^a   Yousefi, H ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Iran; Maternal outcomes; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; VIOLENCE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRAN; IRANIAN PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VAGINA BLEEDING;

IRAN; MAHABAD; WEST AZERBAIJAN;

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; IRAN; MATERNAL OUTCOMES; PREGNANT WOMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902073621     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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