Thirty years of research show alcohol to be a cause of intimate partner violence: Future research needs to identify who to treat and how to treat them

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 7-9

  Leonard, Kenneth E ^a   Quigley, Brian M ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ANGER; COMPLICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANGER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84978517089     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12434     Document Type: Note

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