Citation

Leung P, Cheung M. Int. Soc. Work 2008; 51(5): 635+.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0020872808093342

PMID

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Abstract

In a survey of 1577 Asian Americans, the average partner abuse prevalence was 16.4 percent, that is, 22.4 percent among Vietnamese, 21.8 percent among Filipinos, 19.5 percent among Indians, 19.5 percent among Koreans, 9.7 percent among Japanese and 9.7 percent among Chinese. Asian partner abuse victims are likely to seek help from medical professionals or friends.