Mothering under difficult circumstances: Challenges to working with battered women

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-38

  Krane, Julia ^a   Davies, Linda ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Feminism; Mothering; Shelters

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846554092     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109906295758     Document Type: Article

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