Analysis of 268 child and adolescent victims of sexual assault and the legal outcome

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-316

  Küçüker, Hüdaverdi ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent victims; Criminal court; Medico legal examination; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIREARM; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL EVIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OFFENDER; PERINEUM INJURY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUNISHMENT; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGEON; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VICTIM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY;

EID: 58149201242     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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