The psychological effects of gender-based violence following armed conflict in Luwero district, Uganda

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 553-560

  Liebling, Helen ^a   Kiziri Mayengo, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036450918     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353502012004015     Document Type: Note

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