Child sexual abuse and persistence of risky sexual behaviors and negative sexual outcomes over adulthood: Findings from a birth cohort

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-172

  van Roode, Thea ^a   Dickson, Nigel ^a   Herbison, Peter ^a   Paul, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Sexual behavior; Sexual outcomes

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149128563     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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