Intimate partner violence among hispanic females

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 67-89

  Petersen, Rebecca D ^a   Valdez, Avelardo ^b  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Dating violence; Domestic violence; Hispanics; Intimate partner violence; Mexican Americans; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247671073     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J222v02n01_05     Document Type: Article

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