Parents' knowledge, attitudes and practices about preventing child sexual abuse: A literature review

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-129

  Babatsikos, Georgia ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Parents; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955599294     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.1102     Document Type: Article

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