Social Support and Disclosure of Abuse: Comparing South Asian, African American, and Hispanic Battered Women

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-180

  Yoshioka, Marianne R ^a   Gilbert, Louisa ^a   El Bassel, Nabila ^a   Baig Amin, Malahat ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered women; Disclosure; Partner violence; Racial differences; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037689227     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023568505682     Document Type: Review

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