Sexual assault practice: Myths and mistakes

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 189-193

  Wells, David L ^a,b  

^a VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forensic; Mistakes; Sexual assault practice

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INJURY; LEGAL EVIDENCE; ORGASM; PENIS; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME;

FOLKLORE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; RAPE; VICTORIA;

EID: 33645906888     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.02.012     Document Type: Review

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