Violence against women in South Asia

Violence against Women and Mental Health

Volumn 178, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-53

  Niaz, Unaiza ^a,b  

^a Psychiatric Clinic and Stress Research Center   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

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EID: 84908881898     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1159/000343696     Document Type: Chapter

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