The role of youth problem behaviors in the path from child abuse and neglect to prostitution: A prospective examination

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 210-236

  Wilson, Helen W ^a   Widom, Cathy Spatz ^b  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 77649303613     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2009.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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