Macroscopically detected female genital injury after consensual and non-consensual vaginal penetration: A prospective comparison study

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 884-901

  Lincoln, Catherine ^a   Perera, Rafael ^b   Jacobs, Ian ^c   Ward, Alison ^b  

^a Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consensual; Genital injury; Macroscopic examination; Non consensual; Vaginal penetration

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATIVE SEX; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL HEALTH; SKIN BRUISING; VAGINAL INJURY;

CONSENSUAL; GENITAL INJURY; MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NON-CONSENSUAL; VAGINAL PENETRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; CONDOMS; CONTUSIONS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FINGERS; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION; LACERATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUBRICANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RAPE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VAGINA; VULVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882395799     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2013.06.025     Document Type: Article

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