A preliminary study of intimate partner violence among Nepali women in the United States

Violence Against Women

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-223

  Thapa Oli, Soni ^a   Dulal, Hari Bansha ^b   Baba, Yoko ^c  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to resources; Intimate partner violence; Nepali immigrant women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149508639     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208329389     Document Type: Article

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