Cultural considerations in understanding family violence among Asian American Pacific Islander families

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 217-227

  Weil, Jennifer M ^a,b   Lee, Hwayun H ^a  

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

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE; NURSING; POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 9644287866     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327655jchn2104_2     Document Type: Review

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