Virginity examinations in Turkey: Role of forensic physicians in controlling female sexuality

JAMA

Volumn 282, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 485-490

  Frank, Martina W ^a,b   Bauer, Heidi M ^c   Arican, Nadir ^d   Fincanci, Sebnem Korur ^d   Iacopino, Vincent ^a  

^a PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 0033523201     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.5.485     Document Type: Article

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