Sexual abuse of the mentally retarded patient: Medical and legal analysis for the primary care physician

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 126-135

  Morano, Jamie P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 52549125470     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/pcc.v03n0304     Document Type: Article

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