Trends in the prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence: A cohort analysis

Violence and Victims

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 629-644

  Casey, Erin A ^a,b   Nurius, Paula S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Assault; Rape; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RAPE; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM;

EID: 33748932197     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.21.5.629     Document Type: Article

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