Female victims of torture

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 368-373

  Edston, Erik ^a,b   Olsson, Caroline ^a,b  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Forensic Medicine ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forensic medicine; PTSD; Sexual abuse; Torture

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATHOLOGIST; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIST; RAPE; REFUGEE; RELATIVE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPOUSE; SWEDEN; TORTURE; VICTIM;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; RAPE; REFUGEES; RELIGION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SWEDEN; TORTURE; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34447266674     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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