Nursing Outlook
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 210-216 , July 2009

Ethical conduct in intimate partner violence research: Challenges and strategies

  • Rula Btoush, DNSc, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dr. Rula Btoush, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Nursing, 65 Bergen St., # 1024, Newark, NJ 07101
    • ,
  • Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.10.005

Nursing Outlook
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