title: Long term physical complications of battering: an afrocentric intervention of the ancestors.
abstract: Domestic violence occurs in all strata of American society. This author discusses the prevalence of domestic violence in the African American community; its causes and treatment with specific focus on the role of the ancestors.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage / Q000208:ethnology; D009017:Morbidity; D015995:Prevalence; D012067:Religion; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology