Prevalence, antecedent causes and consequences of domestic violence in Myanmar

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 244-271

  Kyu, Nilar ^a   Kanai, Atsuko ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Marital violence; Myanmar; Physical assault; Psychological aggression; Spouse abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 29544433638     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2005.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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