Human rights and the significance of psychosocial and cultural issues in domestic violence policy and intervention for refugee women

Australian Journal of Human Rights

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-118

  Rees, Susan ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84961254218     PISSN: 1323238X     EISSN: 2573573X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1323238X.2004.11910772     Document Type: Article

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