"i thought... maybe this is my chance": Sexual abuse against girls and women with disabilities in Malawi

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-24

  Kvam, Marit Hoem ^a   Braathen, Stine Hellum ^a  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Girls women with disabilities; Malawi; Sexual abuse; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549165610     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063208314817     Document Type: Article

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