Spouse abuse by black and white offenders in the U.S. army

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-208

  Newby, John H ^a   McCarroll, James E ^a   Thayer, Laurie E ^a   Norwood, Ann E ^a   Fullerton, Carol S ^a   Ursano, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Domestic violence; Race; Spouse abuse; U.S. army, military

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034195021     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007547012675     Document Type: Article

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