Gynecological complaints and war traumas. A study from Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina during the war

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 350-354

  Frljak, Amira ^a   Cengic, Sabina ^a   Hauser, Monika ^a,b   Schei, Berit ^c,d  

^a Medica Women's Therapy Center   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b Med:unit GmbH   (Germany)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d University Medical Center   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bosnia Herzegovina; Former Yugoslavia; Rape; Reproductive service; War traumas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICE; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; VAGINA DISCHARGE; WAR;

EID: 0030944141     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.1997.tb07991.x     Document Type: Article

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