Gender differences in medical students' attitudes towards male and female rape victims

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-110

  Anderson, Irina ^a   Quinn, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Female rape; Gender; Male rape; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649120790     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500802241928     Document Type: Article

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