Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy

Health Expectations

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 867-878

  Salmon, Debra ^a   Baird, Kathleen M ^b   White, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal enquiry; Domestic abuse; Pregnancy; Women's views and experiences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SPOUSE ABUSE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84942296716     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12060     Document Type: Article

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