Victims of sexual offences: Medicolegal examinations in emergency settings

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 300-303

  Santos, Jorge Costa ^a   Neves, Anabela ^a   Rodrigues, Marlene ^a   Ferrão, Paula ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Emergency settings; Medicolegal examination; Sexual offence; Victims

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRIEND; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OFFENDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLICE; PORTUGAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTUGAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750019498     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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