Sexual assault in Virginia: A population-based study

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 157-166

  Masho, Saba W ^a   Odor, Rebecca K ^b   Adera, Tilahun ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RAPE; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SUICIDE; TECHNIQUE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WIDOW;

EID: 22744432408     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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