Battles on women's bodies: War, rape and traumatisation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-152

  Trenholm, J E ^a   Olsson, P ^a   Ahlberg, B M ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Skaraborgs Institutet   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Democratic Republic of Congo; Humanitarian aid; Local leaders; Sexual violence; War rape

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; CHILD; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAPE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SURVIVORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WAR; WAR CRIMES; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551632339     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690903212065     Document Type: Article

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