Wife abuse and its psychological consequences as revealed by the First Palestinian National Survey on violence against women

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 642-662

  Haj Yahia, Muhammad M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0033236497     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.13.4.642     Document Type: Article

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