Women's Health Issues
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 19-29 , January 2004

Prevalence of intimate partner violence and health implications for women using emergency departments and primary care clinics

  • Alice Kramer, RN, MS

      Affiliations

    • Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Alice Kramer, RN, MS, Aurora Health Care, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, 945 N. 12th St., Milwaukee, WI 53201-0342, USA.
    • ,
  • Darcy Lorenzon, MS

      Affiliations

    • Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    • ,
  • George Mueller, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Received 23 April 2003 ,Revised 3 November 2003 ,Accepted 2 December 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2003.12.002

Women's Health Issues
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 19-29 , January 2004

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