Sexual assault in the military and its impact on sexual satisfaction in women veterans: A proposed model

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 901-909

  McCall Hosenfeld, Jennifer S ^a,e   Liebschutz, Jane M ^b   Spiro, Avron ^c   Seaver, Margaret R ^d  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; VETERAN;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAPE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 67650263846     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0987     Document Type: Article

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