Sexual abuse of street children brought to an observation home

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-139

  Pagare, Deepti ^a,b   Meena, G S ^a   Jiloha, R C ^a   Singh, M M ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Kalka Apartments   (India)

Author keywords

Juveniles; Sexual abuse; STDs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 14744267631     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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