Differences in effects of domestic violence between Latina and non-Latina women

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Edelson, Meredyth Goldberg ^a   Hokoda, Audrey ^b   Ramos Lira, Luciana ^c  

^a WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cultural differences; Domestic violence; Effects; Latina

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846625843     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-006-9051-1     Document Type: Article

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