Impact of sexual violence on children in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Medicine, Conflict and Survival

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-225

  Nelson, Brett D ^a,b   Collins, Lisa ^b   VanRooyen, Michael J ^b,c   Joyce, Nina ^d   Mukwege, Denis ^e   Bartels, Susan ^b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e L'Hôpital de Panzi ^*  (Democratic Republic Congo)

Author keywords

children; conflict; Democratic Republic of Congo; paediatric; rape; sexual violence; war

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 84857081968     PISSN: 13623699     EISSN: 17439396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13623699.2011.645148     Document Type: Article

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