The experiences of women who survived an attempt on their lives by an intimate partner represented a wide spectrum of previous violence and control issues in the relationshipCould we have known A qualitative analysis of data from women who survived an attempted homicide by an intimate partner.

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For correspondence: Dr C Nicolaidis, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA. [email protected]

Sources of funding: National Institutes of Health; Center for Disease Control; National Institute of Justice; the Collins Foundation.

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