Spirituality and the current adjustment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-117

  Gall, Terry Lynn ^a   Basque, Viola ^a   Damasceno Scott, Marizete ^a   Vardy, Gerard ^a  

^a SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33947231228     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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