Sexual and nonsexual boundaries in professional relationships: Principles and teaching guidelines

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-94

  Plaut, S Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender issues; Relational disorder; Sexual trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 39349088679     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990701616624     Document Type: Article

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