Examination for sexual assault: Evaluating the literature for indicators of women-centered care

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 22-40

  McGregor, Margaret J ^a,e   Mont, Janice Du ^b   White, Deborah ^c   Coombes, Megan E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^e Family Practice Research Office   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BATTERED WOMEN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 58149213719     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330802523519     Document Type: Article

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