Barriers to help-seeking among immigrant african women survivors of partner abuse: Listening to women's own voices

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 817-838

  Ting, Laura ^a   Panchanadeswaran, Subadra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; African immigrant women; Barriers; Intimate partner violence; Survivor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MOSLEM; PHENOMENOLOGY; POLYGAMY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL ABUSE; SURVIVOR; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649283776     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926770903291795     Document Type: Article

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