Intimate partner violence relationship dissolution among couples with children: The counterintuitive role of "law and order" neighborhoods

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 456-468

  Emery, Clifton R ^a   Jolley, Jennifer ^b   Wu, Shali ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 77955648736     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20374     Document Type: Article

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