Sexual violence trends between 2004 and 2008 in South Kivu, democratic republic of congo

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 408-413

  Bartels, Susan A ^a,b   Scott, Jennifer A ^a   Leaning, Jennifer ^b,c   Kelly, Jocelyn T ^b   Mukwege, Denis ^d   Joyce, Nina R ^a   Vanrooyen, Michael J ^b,c,e  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Hopital de Panzi   (Congo)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

conflict; Democratic Republic of Congo; humanitarian conflict; military; rape; sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL CRIME; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; WAR;

ADULT; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; WAR;

EID: 84864561488     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12000179     Document Type: Article

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