Sexual abuse of deaf children. A retrospective analysis of the prevalence and characteristics of childhood sexual abuse among deaf adults in Norway

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-251

  Kvam, Marit Hoem ^a  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Deaf children; Disabled children; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORWAY; PARENT; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGN LANGUAGE; TEACHER; VIDEOTAPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 1842506707     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.09.017     Document Type: Article

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