An exploratory analysis of suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault seen in hospital emergency department

Women and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 71-80

  Mcgregor, Margaret J ^a   Lipowska, Magdalena ^b   Shah, Seema ^c   Du Mont, Janice ^d   De Siato, Christine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Colorado Dept of Public Hlth/Envt ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Date rape drugs; Drug facilitated sexual assault; Drugging; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABINOID; CLONAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; POLICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL CRIME; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM OXYBATE; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 0037713490     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v37n03_05     Document Type: Review

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