Women with children in violent relationships: The choice of leaving may bring the consequence of custodial challenge

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 239-251

  Stahly, Geraldine Butts ^a  

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Author keywords

Battered women; Child custody; Domestic violence; Family violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990987306     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v02n02_11     Document Type: Article

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