title: Abuse of women: an overview.
abstract: Abuse of women, particularly in ongoing relationships, is very common. The risks to these women and their children for both bodily harm and death are great. The risk to the batterer as the woman tries to defend herself is also significant. Physicians and other health care workers should evaluate patients for the possibility that they are victims of violence and, when this is discovered, should offer viable options to that of remaining in a violent relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stenchever
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Stenchever
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*