The prevalence of a history of childhood sexual abuse in an acute adult inpatient population

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 867-872

  Wurr, Catherine J ^a,b   Partridge, Ian M ^a  

^a Adolescent and Family Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Acad U of Child/Adol Mental Hlth   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Mental health; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030249959     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0145-2134(96)00074-9     Document Type: Article

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