Insult to injury? The medical investigation of rape in England and Wales

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 409-420

  Kelly, Kathleen ^a   Moon, Graham ^a   Bradshaw, Yvonne ^a   Savage, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic medical examiner; Medical examination; Rape; specialist medical response

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937266392     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649069808410264     Document Type: Article

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