Intimate partner violence and women's help-seeking behaviour: Evidence from India

Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 53-82

  Paul, Sohini ^a  

^a Fellow   (India)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Gender; Help seeking behaviour; India

Indexed keywords

DOMENSTIC VIOLENCE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 84961239964     PISSN: 02601079     EISSN: 23215305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0260107915609818     Document Type: Review

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