Battered women who kill: A comparative study of incarcerated participants with a community sample of battered women

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-304

  Roberts, Albert R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered women; Death threats; Homicide; Substance abuse; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030500323     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02336946     Document Type: Article

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