An Evaluation of Men's Batterer Treatment Groups

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 645-670

  Tutty, Leslie M ^a   Bidgood, Bruce A ^b   Rothery, Michael A ^a   Bidgood, Patricia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Lutherwood Treatment Centre

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EID: 0035597945     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973150101100602     Document Type: Review

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