Nursing practice and statutory rape. Effects of reporting and enforcement on access to care for adolescents

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 393-404

  Teare, Catherine ^a   English, Abigail ^b  

^a Center for Adolescent Health and the Law ^*  (United States)

^b Center for Adolescent Health and the Law   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; NURSING; PREGNANCY; RAPE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; NURSING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RAPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036717068     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-6465(02)00015-4     Document Type: Review

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