The risk of partner violence among low-income hispanic subgroups

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 552-564

  Frias, Sonia M ^a   Angel, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Hispanic ethnicity; Partner violence; Poverty; Race; Severity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745294362     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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