Resources, family organization, and domestic violence against married women in Minya, Egypt

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 579-596

  Yount, Kathryn M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Egypt; Family organization; Partner violence; Resources; Status inconsistency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745310682     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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