Sibling incest: A literature review and a clinical study

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-360

  Tidefors, Inga ^a   Arvidsson, Hans ^a   Ingevaldson, Sara ^a   Larsson, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Family dysfunction; Incest taboo; Literature review; Sibling incest

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960171993     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600903511667     Document Type: Review

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