Characteristics of mothers of boys who sexually abuse

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-31

  New, Michelle J C ^a   Stevenson, Jim ^b   Skuse, David ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2342495577     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559599004001003     Document Type: Article

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