Adult victims of sexual assault: Acute medical response and police reporting among women consulting a center for victims of sexual assault

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 750-755

  Schei, Berit ^a,b   Sidenius, Katrine ^a   Lundvall, Lene ^a   Ottesen, Gyda Lolk ^c  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Health services; Medical treatment; Police reporting; Rape; Scandinavia; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SCANDINAVIA; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENMARK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POLICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX OFFENSES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 0041846874     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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