Violence during Pregnancy: Investigating Infanticidal Motives

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 453-458

  Graham Kevan, Nicola ^a   Archer, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Evolutionary; Infanticide; Mate guarding, Controlling behavior; Partner violence; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80955178879     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-011-9379-z     Document Type: Article

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