Pain and somatic symptoms are sequelae of sexual assault: Results of a prospective longitudinal study

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 559-566

  Ulirsch, J C ^a   Ballina, L E ^a   Soward, A C ^a   Rossi, C ^b   Hauda, W ^c   Holbrook, D ^d   Wheeler, R ^e   Foley, K A ^f   Batts, J ^g   Collette, R ^h   Goodman, E ⁱ   McLean, S A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Forensic Nursing Program Medicine Cone Health System ^*  (United States)

^c INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Mercy Medical Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Sentara Norfolk Hospital   (United States)

^g CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Mission Health System   (United States)

ⁱ WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARM; BACK; BREAST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT NEW OR WORSENING PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NECK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SOMATIC SYMPTOM; SURVIVOR; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PAIN; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898842778     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00395.x     Document Type: Review

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