Pregnancy following partner rape: What we know and what we need to know

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-134

  McFarlane, Judith ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Partner rape; Pregnancy; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RAPE; SELF EFFICACY; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250706294     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838007301222     Document Type: Article

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