Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Unacknowledged Rape

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 149-159

  Wilson, Laura C ^a   Miller, Katherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

label; prevalence; rape; sexual assault; unacknowledged rape

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MODEL; PREVALENCE; RAPE; SCREENING; SURVIVOR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RAPE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SURVIVORS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84962916609     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838015576391     Document Type: Article

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