Do Occupational Therapists feel Equipped to Deal with the Adult Legacy of Childhood Sexual Abuse?

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 63-67

  Abrahamson, Vanessa ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345916312     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802269806100204     Document Type: Article

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