Puerto Rican drug users' experiences of physical and sexual abuse: Comparisons based on sexual identities

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-285

  Finlinson, H Ann ^a   Robles, Rafaela R ^b   Colón, Héctor M ^b   López, Mayra Soto ^b   Del Carmen Negrón, Maria ^b   Oliver Vélez, Denise ^b   Deren, Sherry ^b   Andía, Jonny F ^b   Cant, John G H ^b  

^a Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine   (Puerto Rico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BISEXUALITY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUERTO RICO; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0141590418     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490309552192     Document Type: Article

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