Lifetime Spousal Violence Victimization and Perpetration, Physical Illness, and Health Risk Behaviours among Women in India
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15122737