Sexual Assault Victims in the Emergency Department: Analysis by Demographic and Event Characteristics

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 328-334

  Avegno, Jennifer ^a   Mills, Trevor J ^a   Mills, Lisa D ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

interpersonal violence; patient demographics; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349160463     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.10.025     Document Type: Article

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