Child sexual abuse in a sample of South African women students: Prevalence, characteristics, and long-term effects

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-42

  Collings, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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