Women undergoing investigation of sexual abuse in the Metropolitan Area of Porto Alegre, Brazil: A retrospective study

Medicine and Law

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 783-791

  Benfica, F S ^a,b   Vaz, M ^a,b   Froes K ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b Institute for Forensic Medicine   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Medical examination; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYMEN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPERM; VAGINA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036987487     PISSN: 07231393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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