Sexual abuse of individuals with disabilities: Prevention strategies for clinical practice

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 386-398

  McEachern, Adriana G ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; sexual abuse strategies; sexual victimization

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; DISABLED CHILDREN; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84864851889     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2012.675425     Document Type: Review

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