Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence among a sample of construction industry workers

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-112

  Cunradi, Carol B ^a   Ames, Genevieve M ^a   Moore, Roland S ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol related aggression; Construction industry workers; Intimate partner violence; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749010413     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9131-x     Document Type: Article

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