Strategies and Help-Seeking Behavior Among Mexican Women Experiencing Partner Violence

Violence Against Women

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-49

  Frías, Sonia M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

coping; help seeking; law enforcement agencies; Mexico; partner violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MEXICO; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POLICE; RAPE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

BATTERED WOMEN; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MEXICO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POLICE; RAPE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84874527618     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801212475334     Document Type: Article

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