Serving women who use force in their intimate heterosexual relationships: An extended view

Violence Against Women

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 622-640

  Larance, Lisa Young ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Social work practice; Women who use force

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BATTERED WOMEN; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33745148632     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801206290240     Document Type: Article

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