Intrafamilial sexual abuse: What we think we know about mothers, and implications for intervention

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 55-72

  Crawford, Sharon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Intrafamilial sexual abuse; Mother daughter support; Mothers; Role

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0032988008     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v07n03_04     Document Type: Article

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