A gendered approach to adolescent dating violence: Conceptual and methodological issues

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-15

  White, Jacquelyn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 58849096672     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.01467.x     Document Type: Article

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