Childhood sexual abuse and pubertal timing: Implications for long-term psychosocial adjustment

Gender Differences at Puberty

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 187-216

  Bergevin, Tanya A ^a   Bukowski, William M ^b   Karavasilis, Leigh ^a  

^a Department of Psychology and Centre for Research Human Development Principal Loyola International College Concordia University ^*

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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EID: 17744367714     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511489716.011     Document Type: Chapter

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