Prevalence of sexual abuse in organised competitive sport in australia

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 16-36

  Leahy, Trisha ^a   Pretty, Grace ^b   Tenenbaum, Gershon ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Club sport; Elite sport; Organised competitive sport; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023977417     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600208413337     Document Type: Article

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