The need for a comprehensive public health approach to preventing child sexual abuse

Public Health Reports

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 222-228

  Letourneau, Elizabeth J ^a   Eaton, William W ^a   Bass, Judith ^a   Berlin, Frederick S ^b   Moore, Stephen G ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CarDon and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OBESITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; POLITICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL WELFARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84899712441     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491412900303     Document Type: Article

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