The Effect of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Psychosexual Functioning During Adulthood

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-50

  Easton, Scott D ^a   Coohey, Carol ^a   O'leary, Patrick ^b   Zhang, Ying ^c   Hua, Lei ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR BIOSTATISTICS IN AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult survivors; Child sexual abuse; GEE; Sexual functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650518761     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-010-9340-6     Document Type: Article

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