Child abuse in Hong Kong revisited after 15 years: Characteristics of victims and abusers

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1213-1218

  Tang, Catherine So Kum ^a   Davis, Cindy ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abusers; Child abuse; Chinese; Hong Kong; Victims

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VICTIM;

EID: 0030561266     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(96)00116-0     Document Type: Article

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