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An advocacy intervention program for women with abusive partners: Initial evaluation

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    Cris M. Sullivan, Cheribeth Tan, Joanna Basta, Maureen Rumptz & William S. Davidson II

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The authors would like to thank the editor and three anonymous reviewers for their helpful and constructive comments on early drafts of this article. This work was supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant 1R01 MH 48849.

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Sullivan, C.M., Tan, C., Basta, J. et al. An advocacy intervention program for women with abusive partners: Initial evaluation. Am J Commun Psychol 20, 309–332 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00937912

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