Domestic violence in a UK abortion clinic: Anonymous cross-sectional prevalence survey

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 128-133

  Motta, Silvia ^a   Penn Kekana, Loveday ^b   Bewley, Susan ^c  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; ENGLAND; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ABORTION APPLICANTS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84925305249     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2013-100843     Document Type: Article

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