Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 108-116 , June 2006

College Women's Experience of Stalking: Mental Health Symptoms and Changes in Routines

  • Angela Frederick Amar

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Angela Frederick Amar, PhD, APRN, BC, Box 571107 3700 Reservoir Rd., NW Washington, DC 20057.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2005.10.003

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 108-116 , June 2006