Domestic violence against women: Understanding social processes and women's experiences

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-110

  Bostock, Jan ^a   Plumpton, Maureen ^a   Pratt, Rebekah ^a  

^a TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community psychology; Domestic abuse; Domestic violence; Mental health; Qualitative; Women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649105436     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.985     Document Type: Article

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