Surviving sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 37-49

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

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Hopital de Panzi   (Congo)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratic Republic of Congo; Rape; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649685739     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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