Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 363-371 , April 2009

Like Parent, Like Child: Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence in Cebu, the Philippines

  • Jessica A. Fehringer, M.H.S.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jessica Fehringer, M.H.S., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, 4th floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, Phone: 443-955-9609, Fax: 410-955-2303.
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  • Michelle J. Hindin, Ph.D.

Received 9 February 2008 ,Accepted 12 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.08.012

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 363-371 , April 2009

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