The epidemiology and the pathology of suspected rape homicide in South Africa

Forensic Science International

Volumn 178, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 132-138

  Abrahams, Naeemah ^a   Martin, Lorna J ^b   Jewkes, Rachel ^a   Mathews, Shanaaz ^a   Vetten, Lisa ^c   Lombard, Carl ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation South Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Female murder; Femicide; Homicide; Rape homicide; Sexual homicide; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GENITAL INJURY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; STRANGULATION;

EID: 44349172368     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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