Description and consequences of sexual violence in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Duroch, Françoise ^a,d   McRae, Melissa ^b   Grais, Rebecca F ^b,c  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b EPICENTRE   (France)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERING; CHILD; CONSULTATION; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; OFFENDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; THREAT;

EID: 79955115788     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-11-5     Document Type: Article

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