Sexual assault in postmenopausal women: epidemiology and patterns of genital injury

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 922-929

  Jones, Jeffrey S ^a   Rossman, Linda ^a,b   Diegel, Renae ^c   Van Order, Phyllis ^d   Wynn, Barbara N ^a,b  

^a Emergency Medicine Grand Rapids Medical Education And Research Center   (United States)

^b YWCA West Central Michigan   (United States)

^c Turning Pointe SANE Program of Mount Clemens   (United States)

^d Calhoun County SANE Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ABRASION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENITAL INJURY; HOME; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ANAL CANAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 70349235507     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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