National study of physical and sexual assault among women with disabilities

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-90

  Casteel, C ^a,b   Martin, S L ^a,b   Smith, J B ^b   Gurka, K K ^a,c   Kupper, L L ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BATTERED WOMEN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 42149154592     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.016451     Document Type: Article

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