Violence Against Women with Physical Disabilities

Violence and Victims

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 581-591

  Milberger, Sharon ^a   Israel, Nathaniel ^a   Leroy, Barbara ^a   Martin, Angela ^a   Potter, Linda ^b   Patchak Schuster, Pam ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U Cerebr Palsy Assoc of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMMUNITY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; GUILT; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VIOLENCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0346960094     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/vivi.2003.18.5.581     Document Type: Article

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