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- Title
Sexual assault of adolescent girls: Examining acute care service use.
- Authors
Mont, Janice Du; Macdonald, Sheila; Kosa, Daisy; Brown, Rebecca
- Abstract
The article focuses on a study regarding the use of specialized acute care violence services by adolescents, its comparison with young adults, and types of sexual assaults and service utilization. It mentions the differences in young adult and adolescent victims of sexual assault such as decreased use of various services among adolescents. It also mentions that girls are heightened risk for experiencing ongoing abuse.
- Subjects
SEX crimes; AGE distribution; CHI-squared test; COMPARATIVE studies; EMERGENCY medical services; FISHER exact test; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL needs assessment; MEDICAL care use; SEXUAL assault nurse examiners; ADOLESCENCE; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Paediatrics & Child Health (1205-7088), 2016, Vol 21, Issue 3, p163
- ISSN
1205-7088
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pch/21.3.163