Agreement about violence in U.S. couples

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 457-470

  Schafer, John ^a   Caetano, Raul ^b   Clark, Catherine L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c SUN MICROSYSTEMS   (United States)

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EID: 0036101928     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260502017004007     Document Type: Article

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