Intimate partner violence is an important health problem. Approximately 1.5 million women are assaulted or raped (and nearly 1,100 are killed) by a current or former intimate partner yet it is preventable if recognized by the women and their physicians.
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University of Texas-Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arlington, TX, USA.
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BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, 3980 15th Ave NE, Box 351619, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntimate Partner Violence, Health, and Relationship Satisfaction Among Arab American Women.
Violence Vict
January 2025
Governors State University, University Park, IL, USA.
Experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization/survivorship and the health and well-being of Arab American women remain understudied despite a growing U.S. Arab population.
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