A pilot exploration of family violence among nonclinical Vietnamese

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 523-533

  Segal, Uma A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0034178040     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088626000015005005     Document Type: Article

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