Demographic, psychological, and relationship factors in domestic violence during pregnancy in a sample of low-income women of color

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-322

  Sagrestano, Lynda M ^a   Carroll, Doris ^b   Rodriguez, Angela C ^b   Nuwayhid, Bahij ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 10244257678     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2004.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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