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References for this Section

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2. Cherniack, D, Grant, L, Mason, R, Moore, B, Pellizarri, R. Intimate partner violence consensus statement. JOGC 2005;27:365-88.

3. Goodwin, MM, Gazmararian, JA, Johnson, CH, Colley Gilbert, B, Saltzman, LE and the PRAMS Working Group. Pregnancy intendedness and physical abuse around the time of pregnancy: Findings from the pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system, 1996-1997. Maternal and Child Health Journal 2000;4:85-92.

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9. Mosher J, Evans P, Little M, Morrow E, Boulding J & N VanderPlaats. Walking on Eggshells: Abused Women's Experiences of Ontario's Welfare System. Final Report of Research Findings from the Woman and Abuse Welfare Research Project. April 5, 2004. http://dawn.thot.net/walking-on-eggshells.htm accessed August 28, 2007

10. Staggs, SL, Riger, S. Effects of intimate partner violence on low-income women’s health and employment. The American Journal of Community Psychology. 2005;36:133-45.