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Child Sexual Abuse: A Review
Author(s) -
Luther Stephen L.,
Price James H.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1980.tb08156.x
Subject(s) - sexual abuse , scope (computer science) , subject (documents) , child sexual abuse , psychology , child abuse , criminology , psychiatry , developmental psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , library science , computer science , programming language
The sexual abuse of children is a significant problem in the United States. It is a traditionally touchy subject which has been hidden by cultural stereotypes and taboos. It is only in the last 10, and especially the last 5 years that the true scope and essence of child sexual abuse has begun to be understood. This article reviews the recent literature dealing with child sexual abuse and identifies the role health educators can play in combating this problem.