Understanding contexts of family violence in rural, farming communities: Implications for rural women’s health

Rural Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-63

  Wendt, Sarah ^a   Hornosty, Jennie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australia; Canada; Family violence; Health; Rurality; Social and cultural context

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650063438     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.20.1.51     Document Type: Article

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