Experiences of female survivors of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: A mixed-methods study

Conflict and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kelly, J T ^a   Betancourt, T S ^b   Mukwege, D ^c   Lipton, R ^d   Vanrooyen, M J ^a,e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Hopital de Panzi   (Congo)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

conflict; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Panzi Hospital; rape; sexual violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856523919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-5-25     Document Type: Article

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