TY - SER AU - Zilkens, Renate R. AU - Phillips, Maureen A. AU - Kelly, Maire C. AU - Mukhtar, Aqif AU - Semmens, James B. AU - Smith, Debbie A. TI - Non-fatal strangulation in sexual assault : : a study of clinical and assault characteristics highlighting the role of intimate partner violence PY - 2016/// PB - Elsevier, KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE KW - PREVALENCE KW - RISK ASSESSMENT KW - RISK FACTORS KW - STRANGULATION KW - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - SEXUAL VIOLENCE KW - AUSTRALIA KW - WESTERN AUSTRALIA N1 - Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2016, 43: 1-7 N2 - This article reports the findings from a cross-sectional study using data routinely collected at time of forensic examination of 1064 women (age ≥ 13 years) referred to the Western Australian SARC between Jan 2009 and Mar 2015 alleging a recent sexual assault. • 7.4% of all female sexual assault cases involved non-fatal strangulation (NFS). • 58% of non-fatal strangulation sexual assault cases involved intimate partners. • 23% of sexual assaults by an intimate partner involved NFS. • NFS was most frequent in 30–39 year olds sexually assaulted by an intimate partner. • External physical signs of NFS were absent in 49% who gave a history of NFS. (From the abstract). Record #5075 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2016.06.005 ER -