Genital injury: Is it significant? A review of the literature

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 206-216

  Lincoln, Cathy ^a  

^a Medical/Forensic Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; RAPE; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME;

FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RAPE; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0035406489     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580240104100303     Document Type: Review

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