Help-Seeking behaviors of men sexual assault survivors

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-242

  Masho, Saba W ^a   Alvanzo, Anika ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health care use; male sexual assault; violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 77955757072     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988309336365     Document Type: Article

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