The influence of emergency contraception on post-traumatic stress symptoms following sexual assault

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 122-130

  Ferree, Nikole K ^a   Wheeler, Malinda ^b   Cahill, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Forensic Nurse Specialists Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Forensic nursing; Post traumatic stress; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; RAPE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865549579     PISSN: 15563693     EISSN: 19393938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2012.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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