Analysis of 756 cases of sexual assault in Tours (France): Medico-legal findings and judicial outcomes

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-324

  Saint Martin, Pauline ^a   Bouyssy, Marie ^a   O'Byrne, Patrick ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

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EID: 36649025239     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.47.4.315     Document Type: Article

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