The voices of Black and White rural battered women in domestic violence shelters

Family Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 488-500

  Few, April L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Appalachian and rural family; Battered women; Domestic violence; Domestic violence shelters

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844612461     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00335.x     Document Type: Review

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