Patterns of sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Reports from survivors presenting to Panzi Hospital in 2006

Conflict and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Bartels, Susan ^a,b   Scott, Jennifer ^a   Mukwege, Denis ^c   Lipton, Robert ^a   Vanrooyen, Michael ^b,d,e   Leaning, Jennifer ^b,e  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hpital de Panzi ^*  (Congo)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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EID: 77956610525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-4-9     Document Type: Article

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