Different Nordic facilities for victims of sexual assault: A comparative study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-183

  Nesvold, Helle ^a   Worm, Anne Marie ^b   Vala, Ursula ^c   Agnarsdóttir, Gudrún ^d  

^a Serv for Victims of Sexual Assault   (Norway)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c Forensic Medicine   (Finland)

^d LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Forensic institutes; Multidisciplinary open centers; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 14044273557     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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