The sexual well-being of women who have experienced child sexual abuse

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-144

  Lemieux, Suzanne R ^a,b   Byers, E Sandra ^b  

^a CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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EID: 43149103168     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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