Preventing sexual abuse and assault

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 267-278

  Becker, Judith V ^a   Reilly, Daniel W ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Child sexual abuse; Primary prevention; Secondary prevention; Sexual offending; Tertiary prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIOLENCE;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033203214     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906329901100403     Document Type: Review

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