Sexual assault of postmenopausal women: A retrospective review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 832-843

  Morgan, L ^a   Dill, A ^a   Welch, J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injury; postmenopausal; rape; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENITAL INJURY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79955971650     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02936.x     Document Type: Review

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