Impact of a clinician's sexual abuse history, gender, and theoretical orientation on treatment issues related to childhood sexual abuse

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 617-625

  Little, Liza ^a   Hamby, Sherry L ^b  

^a Department of Nursing   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030519710     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.27.6.617     Document Type: Article

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