Prevalence and factors of domestic violence among unmarried mothers with a young child

Families in Society

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-177

  Huang, Chien Chung ^a,b   Son, Esther ^a   Wang, Lih Rong ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Social Work ^*  (United States)

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EID: 77952997596     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3978     Document Type: Article

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