No sign of harm: Issues for disabled children communicating about abuse

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 243-253

  Oosterhoorn, Rebecca ^a   Kendrick, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Communication; Disabled children; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937338447     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.697     Document Type: Article

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