Lesbian survivors of intimate partner violence: Provider perspectives on barriers to accessing services

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 39-59

  Simpson, Emily K ^a   Helfrich, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Barriers; Lesbian; Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846208372     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v18n02_03     Document Type: Article

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