Male Victims of Adult Sexual Assault: A Descriptive Study of Survivors' Use of Sexual Assault Treatment Services

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2676-2694

  Du Mont, Janice ^a,b   Macdonald, Sheila ^c   White, Meghan ^a,c   Turner, Linda ^c  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres   (Canada)

Author keywords

health service use; men; sexual assault; sexual assault treatment centers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882974868     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260513487993     Document Type: Article

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