Baby rape in South Africa

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 392-400

  Richter, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Infant; Rape; Sexual abuse; South Africa; Toddler

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845345647     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.824     Document Type: Article

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