Trauma or transition: A life-course perspective on the link between childhood sexual experiences

Social Science Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 473-510

  Browning, Christopher R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult well being; Child sexual abuse; Life course; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036948416     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-089X(02)00019-4     Document Type: Article

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