Conditions and Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence among Taiwanese Women

• Main Authors: Fang-Hsin Lee, PhD, RN (Author), Yung-Mei Yang, PhD, RN (Author), Hsiu-Hung Wang, PhD, RN, FAAN (Author), Joh-Jong Huang, MD, MS (Author), Shu-Chen Chang, PhD, RN (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue among women. IPV victims usually seek help from hospitals, and emergency nurses are the frontline staff with whom the victims come into contact first. This study examined the conditions and patterns of IPV in southern Taiwan....