Prevalence and consequences of adult sexual assault of men: Review of empirical findings and state of the literature

Peterson, Zoë D., Voller, Emily K., Polusny, Melissa A., Murdoch, Maureen·2011·Clinical Psychology Review
DOI 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.08.006

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