Health professionals' perceptions of sexual assault management: A Delphi Study

Health Education Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-259

  Jancey, Jonine ^a   Meuleners, Lynn ^a   Phillips, Maureen ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

health promotion; healthcare delivery; public health; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; OFFENDER; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; STAFF TRAINING; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; VICTIM;

EID: 80052365290     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896911406970     Document Type: Article

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