Age at sexual assault and posttraumatic stress disorder among women: Prevalence, correlates, and implications for prevention

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-271

  Masho, Saba W ^a   Ahmed, Gasmelseed ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENTS SCALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIRGINIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34047225785     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.M076     Document Type: Review

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