Medical and nursing students' knowledge and attitudes toward violence against women in India

Education for Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 354-364

  Majumdar, Basanti ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

India; Knowledge; Medical students; Nursing students; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 9444275942     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576280400002627     Document Type: Article

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