Prevalence of sexualized violence among women: A population-based study in a primary healthcare district

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-253

  Risberg, Gunilla ^a   Westman, Göran ^a   Lundgren, Eva ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

childhood sexual abuse; population based study; primary care; questionnaire; sexual abuse; sexualized violence; women battering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERING; CHILD ABUSE; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033306749     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948990270040801     Document Type: Article

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