Exploring Childhood sexual experiences and vulnerability to intimate partner violence among African American MSMW: Was that abuse or love?

Sexual Abuse: Types, Signs and Treatments

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-22

  Williams, John K ^a,b   Kisler, Kimberly A ^a   Glover, Dorie ^a   Sciolla, Andres ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Neuropsychiatric Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

African American MSMW; HIV interventions; Intimate partner violence; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877817556     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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