Women's use of violence within intimate relationships

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 37-59

  Malloy, Kathleen A ^a   McCloskey, Kathy A ^b   Grigsby, Nancy ^d   Gardner, Donna ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^c Artemis Center   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Abuse; Arrest; Domestic violence; Dual battering; Gender symmetry; Injury; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; BATTERING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0038515289     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v06n02_03     Document Type: Review

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