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The Impact of Child Sexual Abuse on Victims/Survivors

Sexual Risk-Taking among High-Risk Urban Women with and without Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Mediating Effects of Contextual Factors

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Pages 43-61 | Received 14 Oct 2008, Accepted 09 Nov 2009, Published online: 19 Jan 2010

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