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Being Emotionally Abused: A Phenomenological Study of Adult Women's Experiences of Emotionally Abusive Intimate Partner Relationships

, PhD, MS, RN/CCNS, LTC, , , PhD, RN, FAAN, FNP-BC/PMHCNS-BC/PMHNP-BC & , PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Pages 237-245 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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