Female perpetration of violence in heterosexual intimate relationships: Adolescence through adulthood

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 227-249

  Williams, Jessica R ^a   Ghandour, Reem M ^a   Kub, Joan E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; College students; Female perpetration; Intimate partner violence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 52949093912     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838008324418     Document Type: Review

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