Victimization of Children With Disabilities

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 629-635

  Hershkowitz, Irit ^a   Lamb, Michael E ^b   Horowitz, Dvora ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

Author keywords

child abuse; disability; disclosure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL WELFARE; VICTIM;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 38549136197     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.4.629     Document Type: Article

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