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Research Article

Identifying Factors that Predict Women's Inability to Maintain Separation from an Abusive Partner

, RN, MScN, PhD Student, , PhD, RN, FAAN, , PhD & , MA, PhD
Pages 838-850 | Published online: 10 Dec 2012

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