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Understanding the Impact of Child Sexual Abuse on Women’s Sexual Lives: A Discourse Analysis

By: K Birchmore,  N Moulding and  C. Zufferey  
Open Access
|Sep 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/esw-2020-004 | Journal eISSN: 2206-5369 | Journal ISSN: 2205-0612
Language: English
Page range: 55 - 62
Published on: Sep 1, 2022
Published by: University of South Australia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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