Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: Research Findings and Implications for Intervention

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 321-342

  Carlson, Bonnie E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

child witnesses; domestic violence; partner violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998103994     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838000001004002     Document Type: Article

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