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Intimate partner violence in obstetric/gynecology patients: a Chinese perspective

Agnes Tiwari Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Studies, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 4/F. William MW Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. [email protected]
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Janet Wong Instructor, Department of Nursing Studies, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 4/F. William MW Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. [email protected]
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Daniel Yee-Tak Fong Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Studies, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 4/F. William MW Mong Block, 21, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. [email protected]
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Ko Ling Chan Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. [email protected]
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Wing Cheong Leung Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetric & Gynaecology, Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Hong Kong. [email protected]
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Douglas A Brownridge Associate Professor, Department of Family Social Sciences, University of Manitoba, 313D Human Ecology Building, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada. [email protected]
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Pak Chung Ho Chair Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 6/F, Professorial Block, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. [email protected]
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Pages 317-330 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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