Forensic nursing in the context of sexual assault: Comparing the opinions and practices of nurse examiners and nurses

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-183

  Du Mont, Janice ^a   Parnis, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEXUAL CRIME; SPERM;

EID: 0041927887     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0897-1897(03)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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