Severity of injuries among sexual assault victims

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 266-269

  Alempijevic, Djordje ^a   Savic, Slobodan ^a   Pavlekic, Snezana ^a   Jecmenica, Dragan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Clinical forensic medicine; Injuries; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LACERATION; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL CRIME; SKIN INJURY; VICTIM; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 34249854720     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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