Effect of childhood sexual abuse on gynecologic care as an adult

Psychosomatics

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 385-393

  Leeners, Brigitte ^a   Stiller, Ruth ^b   Block, Emina ^b   Görres, Gisela ^b   Imthurn, Bruno ^b   Rath, Werner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34548358990     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.48.5.385     Document Type: Article

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