Prevalence of childhood sexual abuse in a community sample of Australian women

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 65-68

  Fleming, Jillian M ^a,b,c  

^a Australian National University College of Health and Medicine   (Australia)

^b ACT Alcohol and Drug Service   (Australia)

^c ACT Community Health Care Program   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 0031038308     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138722.x     Document Type: Article

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