Dropout in a treatment program for self-referring wife abusing men

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-387

  Brown, Pamela D ^a   O'Leary, K Daniel ^a   Feldbau, Shari R ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dropout; Self referred; Spouse abuse; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000750859     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021906825073     Document Type: Article

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