Research with women who have been sexually assaulted: Examining informed consent

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-191

  Du Mont, Janice ^a   Stermac, Lana ^b  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Research ethics; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 0030445002     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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