Working sensitively with child sexual abuse survivors: What female child sexual abuse survivors want from health professionals

Women and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 737-755

  Mcgregor, Kim ^a   Glover, Marewa ^b   Gautam, Jeny ^c   Shirley, JÜLICH ^d  

^a Whakatu Mauri   (New Zealand)

^b Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences School of Population Health   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; CSA survivors; Health professionals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; TRUST;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650259938     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2010.530931     Document Type: Article

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