Sexual harassment and its impact for women officers and cadets in the swedish armed forces

Military Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-185

  Estrada, Armando X ^a   Berggren, Anders W ^b  

^a WSUV   (United States)

^b SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

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EID: 67651225430     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995600902768727     Document Type: Article

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