Prevalence and correlates of relationship abuse among a community-based sample of low-income African American women

Violence Against Women

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 272-291

  Anita, Raj ^a   Silverman, Jay G ^a   Wingood, Gina M ^a   Diclemente, Ralph J ^a  

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EID: 0009340297     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10778019922181220     Document Type: Article

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