Evaluation of a sexual abuse prevention program for female Chinese adolescents with mild mental retardation

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-116

  Lee, Yvonne Kit Shan ^a   Tang, Catherine So Kum ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SKILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 0031681291     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1998)103<0105:EOASAP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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