Sexual Abuse Prevention for People with Severe Developmental Disabilities

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 369-376

  Mahoney, Amanda ^a   Poling, Alan ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Sexual abuse; Sexual assault; Staff training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959863722     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-011-9244-2     Document Type: Review

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