Violence in the lives of women having abortions: Implications for practice and public policy

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 142-150

  Russo, Nancy Felipe ^a   Denious, Jean E ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035532079     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.32.2.142     Document Type: Article

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