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Research Examining the Motivation of Women's Use of Intimate Partner Violence

Why I Hit Him: Women's Reasons for Intimate Partner Violence

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Pages 672-697 | Received 01 Aug 2007, Accepted 16 Feb 2009, Published online: 13 Oct 2009

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