Female genital injuries resulting from consensual and non-consensual vaginal intercourse

Forensic Science International

Volumn 204, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 27-33

  McLean, Iain ^a   Roberts, Stephen A ^a   White, Cath ^b,c   Paul, Sheila ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b St Mary's University Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Northenden Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d The Misbourne Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^e Thames Valley Police   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consensual intercourse; Genital injury; Rape

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FEMALE; GENITAL INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INJURY SEVERITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 78650860739     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.04.049     Document Type: Article

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