Toward a comprehensive theory of child sexual abuse: A theory knitting perspective

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 319-351

  Ward, Tony ^a   Siegert, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Sexual offending

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036897152     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160208401823     Document Type: Article

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