Sexual assault centers: Attendance rates, and differences between early and late presenting cases

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 707-715

  Nesvold, Helle ^a,b   Friis, Svein ^b,c   Ormstad, Kari ^c  

^a Oslo Emergency Ward   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Forensic; Health risks; Health services; Legal; Patient care rh (rehabilitation); Rape; Retrospective studies; Sex offences sn

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COERCION; COUNSELING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 49549092255     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802189847     Document Type: Article

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