Sexual victimization: Incidence, knowledge and resource use among a population of college women

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-96

  Nasta, Aarti ^a   Shah, Brijen ^a   Brahmanandam, Shoma ^a   Richman, Katherine ^a   Wittels, Kathleen ^a   Allsworth, Jenifer ^b   Boardman, Lori ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Sexual victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FEAR; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SHAME; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COERCION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POLICE; RAPE; RHODE ISLAND; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 19344364038     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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