ERIC Number: EJ483547
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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The International Epidemiology of Child Sexual Abuse.
Finkelhor, David
Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, v18 n5 p409-17 May 1994
Surveys of child sexual abuse in large nonclinical populations of adults have been conducted in at least 19 countries other than the United States and Canada, including 10 national probability samples. All studies have found rates comparable to North American research, ranging from 7% to 36% for women and 3% to 29% for men. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Epidemiology, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Sex Differences, Sexual Abuse, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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