Characteristics of sexual assaults in which adult victims report penetration by a foreign object

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 140-142

  Sturgiss, Elizabeth Ann ^a,b   Tyson, Alexandra ^a,b   Parekh, Vanita ^a,b  

^a Forensic and Medical Sexual Assault Care ACT   (Australia)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Object; Sex offenses

Indexed keywords

ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; RAPE; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; THREAT; VICTIM; WEAPON;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CLINICAL AUDIT; CONTUSIONS; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOREIGN BODIES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; PERINEUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX OFFENSES; VAGINA;

EID: 77649193491     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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