Staying home is NOT 'staying safe': A rapid 8-day online survey on spousal violence against women during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.
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SUBMITTER: Pattojoshi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7753590 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
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Staying home is NOT 'staying safe': A rapid 8-day online survey on spousal violence against women during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.
Pattojoshi Amrit A Sidana Aninda A Garg Shobit S Mishra Suvendu Narayan SN Singh Lokesh Kumar LK Goyal Nishant N Tikka Sai Krishna SK
Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences 20201201 2
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