Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, and Physical Victimization during Military Service across Age Cohorts of Women Veterans

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 225-231

  Gibson, Carolyn J ^a   Gray, Kristen E ^b,c   Katon, Jodie G ^a,b,c   Simpson, Tracy L ^b,d   Lehavot, Keren ^b,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HOMOSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY SERVICE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; VETERAN; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84958043715     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.09.013     Document Type: Article

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