Adult sexual assault evaluations at Rhode Island emergency departments, 1995-2001

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-53

  Merchant, Roland C ^a,b   Lau, Tse Chiang ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a   Becker, Bruce M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency service; Hospital utilization; Incidence; Rape; Rape statistics numerical data; Rhode Island epidemiology; Sex offenses; Sexual behavior; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED STATES; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHODE ISLAND; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649102495     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9313-8     Document Type: Article

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