Domestic violence: The psychosocial impact and perceived health problems

Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 4-15

  Brewer, Gayle ^a   Roy, Mark ^a   Smith, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Perceived health; Stress; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455250362     PISSN: 17596599     EISSN: 20428715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jacpr.2010.0137     Document Type: Article

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