The politics of disclosing female sexual abuse: A case study of Palestinian society

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1275-1293

  Shalhoub Kevorkian, Nadera ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Female sexual abuse; Palestinian society

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARAB; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GIRL; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; PARENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL CONTROL; VICTIM;

EID: 0032724571     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(99)00104-0     Document Type: Article

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