Partner abuse in physically disabled women: A proposed model for understanding intimate partner violence

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 114-129

  Copel, Linda Carman ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Partner abuse; Physically disabled women; Women with disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; DISABLED PERSON; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; DISABLED PERSONS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 33645847221     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2006.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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