Reaching African American battered women: Increasing the effectiveness of advocacy

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-99

  Weisz, Arlene N ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; African American women; Battered women; Domestic violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744387172     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-005-3172-9     Document Type: Article

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