Domestic violence and risk factors among Korean immigrant women in the United States

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 141-149

  Lee, Eunju ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Child abuse; Domestic violence; Korean immigrant women; Life stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247561859     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9063-5     Document Type: Article

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