Factors impacting injury documentation after sexual assault: Role of examiner experience and gender

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1739-1743

  Eckert, L O ^a   Sugar, N ^a   Fine, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Body trauma; Genital trauma; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; URBAN AREA;

EID: 3442882214     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.02.048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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