Attitude towards rape: A comparative study among prospective physicians of Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 286-293

  Sivagnanam, G ^a   Bairy, K L ^a   D'Souza, Urban ^b  

^a AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b Asian Institute of Medicine Sciences and Technology ^*

Author keywords

Medical students; Questionnaire study; Rape myths; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; STIGMA; VIOLENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33644803620     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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