Genital injuries in women reporting sexual assault

Sexual Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-59

  Palme, Cheryn M ^a,b   McNulty, Anna M ^c,d   D'Este, Catherine ^e   Donovan, Basil ^c,f  

^a ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Hunter Area Sexual Assault Service   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genital trauma; Rape; Sexual abuse; Victim

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33644695478     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/sh03004     Document Type: Article

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