Sexual violence and pregnancy-related physical symptoms

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lukasse, Mirjam ^a,b   Henriksen, Lena ^c   Vangen, Siri ^c   Schei, Berit ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Physical complaints; Pregnancy; Rape; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864803493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-83     Document Type: Article

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