Sexual assault in men: A population-based study of virginia

Violence and Victims

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-110

  Masho, Saba W ^a   Anderson, Lisa ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child molestation; Child rape; Male rape; Male sexual victimization; Male sexual violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849108630     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.24.1.98     Document Type: Article

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