The effect of a college sexual assault prevention program on first-year students' victimization rates

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 283-290

  Rothman, Emily ^a   Silverman, Jay ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Rape prevention; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY; VICTIM;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34147111824     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.55.5.283-290     Document Type: Article

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