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Measuring violence to end violence: mainstreaming gender

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Measuring violence to end violence: mainstreaming gender. / Walby, Sylvia ; Towers, Judith Sarah.
In: Journal of Gender-Based Violence, Vol. 1, No. 1, 01.05.2017, p. 11-31.

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Walby, S & Towers, JS 2017, 'Measuring violence to end violence: mainstreaming gender', Journal of Gender-Based Violence, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 11-31. https://doi.org/10.1332/239868017X14913081639155

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Walby, S., & Towers, J. S. (2017). Measuring violence to end violence: mainstreaming gender. Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 1(1), 11-31. https://doi.org/10.1332/239868017X14913081639155

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Walby S, Towers JS. Measuring violence to end violence: mainstreaming gender. Journal of Gender-Based Violence. 2017 May 1;1(1):11-31. doi: 10.1332/239868017X14913081639155

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Walby, Sylvia ; Towers, Judith Sarah. / Measuring violence to end violence : mainstreaming gender. In: Journal of Gender-Based Violence. 2017 ; Vol. 1, No. 1. pp. 11-31.

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