Gay men’s domestic violence: Dynamics, help-seeking behaviors, and correlates

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-49

  McClennen, Joan C ^a   Summers, Anne B ^a   Vaughan, Charles ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Family violence; Gay men; Partner abuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009592803     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v14n01_02     Document Type: Article

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