TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Domestic violence against women in the international community
JO  - Emergency medicine clinics of North America
A1  - Haile-Mariam, T.
A1  - Smith, Jessi L.
SP  - 617
EP  - 30, vi
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - The social, economic, legal, and linguistic isolation that women in the international community often endure may make it more difficult for them to seek medical, legal, or social assistance in an effort to free themselves from abusive domestic situations. This article describes and defines potentially dangerous domestic situations and discusses the role of the emergency department in lessening the global health threat of violence among women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0733-8627
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -