Female Genital Injury Following Consensual and Nonconsensual Sex: State of the Science

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 518-522

  Anderson, Jocelyn C ^a   Sheridan, Daniel J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Female genital injury; Forensic nurse examiner; Genital injuries; Injuries from consensual sex; Injuries from nonconsensual sex; Rape; Sexual assault; Sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COITUS; EMERGENCY NURSING; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FORENSIC NURSING; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAPE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COITUS; EMERGENCY NURSING; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; RAPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868368678     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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