Advancing the study of violence against women using mixed methods: Integrating qualitative methods into a quantitative research program

Violence Against Women

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 236-250

  Testa, Maria ^a   Livingston, Jennifer A ^a   VanZile Tamsen, Carol ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

intimate partner violence; mixed methods; qualitative; rape; sexual victimization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RAPE; VICTIM;

CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RAPE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79751468848     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801210397744     Document Type: Article

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