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Special Symposium on Gender-Based Violence in Global Health

Applying international human rights laws to promote wellness within the community: On diminishing intimate partner violence in the context of western Belize

Pages 490-499 | Received 21 Jul 2008, Published online: 07 Aug 2009

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