Sexual Identity Group Differences in Child Abuse and Neglect

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2088-2111

  Alvy, Lisa M ^a   Hughes, Tonda L ^a   Kristjanson, Arlinda F ^b   Wilsnack, Sharon C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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

Author keywords

childhood neglect; childhood physical abuse; childhood sexual abuse; sexual minority women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD NEGLECT; CHILDHOOD PHYSICAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHILDHOOD NEGLECT; CHILDHOOD PHYSICAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879200700     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512471081     Document Type: Article

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