Sexual assault aftercare services in Japan and the UK

Japan Forum

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-256

  McLean, Iain ^a   L’heureux, Stephan ^a  

^a Japan HIV Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forensic medicine; Police; Rape; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249145427     PISSN: 09555803     EISSN: 1469932X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09555800701422852     Document Type: Article

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