A pilot study of previously abused and non-sexually abused children’s responses to a personal safety program

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-87

  Currier, Lisa L ^a   Wurtele, Sandy K ^b  

^a Cleo Wallace Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKILL; TEACHING;

EID: 0029758352     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v05n01_04     Document Type: Article

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