Characteristics of childhood sexual abuse in lesbians and heterosexual women

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-265

  Wilsnack, Sharon C ^a   Kristjanson, Arlinda F ^a   Hughes, Tonda L ^b   Benson, Perry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Lesbians; Severity of childhood sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL MINORITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84861682813     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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