Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 669-677

  Lukasse, Mirjam ^a,b   Schroll, Anne Mette ^c   Ryding, Elsa Lena ^d   Campbell, Jacquelyn ^e   Karro, Helle ^f   Kristjansdottir, Hildur ^g,h   Laanpere, Made ^f   Steingrimsdottir, Thora ⁱ   Tabor, Ann ^c,j   Temmerman, Marleen ^k   Van Parys, An Sofie ^k   Wangel, Anne Marie ^l   Schei, Berit ^a,m  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^g Health Direc   (Iceland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

ⁱ LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^k GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^l MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^m TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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Author keywords

Abuse; pregnancy; prevalence; violence against women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; ESTONIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SWEDEN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABUSE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COHORT STUDIES; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCANDINAVIA; SEX OFFENSES; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84903594117     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12392     Document Type: Article

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