Prevalence and evolution of intimate partner violence before and during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Van Parys, An Sofie ^a   Deschepper, Ellen ^b   Michielsen, Kristien ^a   Temmerman, Marleen ^a   Verstraelen, Hans ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abuse; Evolution; Intimate partner violence; Pattern; Pregnancy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIVORCED PERSON; EVOLUTION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT; BELGIUM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SPOUSE ABUSE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906827044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-294     Document Type: Article

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