Legal advocacy for domestic violence survivors: The power of an informative relationship

Families in Society

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 138-147

  Weisz, Arlene N ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033241665     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.656     Document Type: Article

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