Psychological consequences of sexual assault among female attenders at a genitourinary medicine clinic

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-50

  Matthews, M ^a,b   Meaden, J ^a,b   Petrak, J ^a,b   Shepstone, L ^a,b   Evans, J ^a,b  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0034073312     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.1.49     Document Type: Article

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