Domestic violence: Solution-focused practice with men and women who are violent

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-53

  Milner, Judith ^a   Singleton, Thelma ^a  

^a Kirklees Domestic Violence Forum ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38349085849     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2008.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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