Rape and attempted rape in Aarhus County, Denmark: Police reported and unreported cases

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-38

  Rohde, Marianne Cathrine ^a,c   Charles, Annie Vesterby ^a   Banner, Jytte ^a   Brink, Ole ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical forensic medicine; Legal outcome; Medico legal examination; Rape; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646873069     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/FSMP:2:1:33     Document Type: Article

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