An evidenced-based approach to a theoretical understanding of the relationship between economic resources, race/ethnicity, and woman abuse

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-30

  Christy McMullin, Kameri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic resources; Race; Woman abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749494582     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J394v03n02_01     Document Type: Review

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