Prevalence of sexual abuse among women seeking gynecologic care in Germany

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-108

  Peschers, Ursula M ^a,b,c,d   Du Mont, Janice ^a,b,c   Jundt, Katharina ^a,b,c   Pfürtner, Mona ^a,b,c   Dugan, Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Kindermann, Günther ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Research Institutes   (United States)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0037217843     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(02)02248-2     Document Type: Article

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