Intimate partner violence and the leaving process: Interviews with abused women

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-124

  Scheffer Lindgren, Maria ^a   Renck, Barbro ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Constructivist grounded theory; Fear; Intimate partner violence (IPV); Leaving process

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649092728     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482620801945805     Document Type: Article

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