Violent acts and injurious consequences: An examination of competing hypotheses about intimate partner violence using agency-based data

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-193

  Warner, Tara D ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family violence; Feminist perspective; Gender differences; Intimate partner violence (IPV); NIBRS

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951207234     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-009-9282-z     Document Type: Article

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