Genital injuries following sexual assault of women with and without prior sexual intercourse experience

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-37

  Biggs, Marleen ^a   Stermac, Lana E ^a   Divinsky, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYMEN; INJURY; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA; VULVA;

EID: 0032516507     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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