Citation

Leventhal JM. Child Abuse Negl. 1998; 22(6): 481-491.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8064, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9649889

Abstract

Over the last 2 decades, the science of epidemiology has made important contributions to the understanding of sexual abuse of children. Well-designed epidemiological studies conducted during the next two decades should help refine our knowledge of the frequency of the problem, as well as further our understanding of risk factors and consequences.

Language: en