Characteristics of women who do and do not receive onsite shelter services from domestic violence programs

Violence Against Women

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1024-1045

  Grossman, Susan F ^a   Lundy, Marta ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

advocacy services; counseling; domestic violence; shelter services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SEXUALITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052816735     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801211414169     Document Type: Article

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