Understanding childhood sexual abuse in Africa

The Lancet

Volumn 373, Issue 9679, 2009, Pages 1924-1926

  Murray, Laura ^a   Burnham, Gilbert ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

EID: 66149181763     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60344-5     Document Type: Note

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