What doctors and policymakers should know: Battered women's views about mandatory medical reporting laws

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-221

  Smith, Alisa ^a   Parsons Winokur, Kristin ^b  

^a RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b Justice Research Center   (United States)

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EID: 2342436282     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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