Patterns of violence against engaged Arab women from Israel and some psychological implications

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-219

  Haj Yahia, Muhammad M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0034550857     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2000.tb00202.x     Document Type: Article

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