Rape as a weapon of war in modern conflicts

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7771, 2010, Pages 468-

  Kivlahan, Coleen ^a   Ewigman, Nate ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RAPE; TERRORISM; WAR; WAR CRIME; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEAR; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TORTURE; VICTIM;

CRIME VICTIMS; CULTURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; RAPE; TORTURE; WAR;

EID: 77956279985     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c3270     Document Type: Editorial

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