Health consequences of sexual violence against women

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-26

  Jina, Ruxana ^a   Thomas, Leena S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

mental health; post traumatic stress disorder; reproductive health; sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL DEBRIEFING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SURVIVOR; THERAPY EFFECT; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84873055536     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2012.08.012     Document Type: Review

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