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040 _aAFVC
100 _aZilkens, Renate R.
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245 _aNon-fatal strangulation in sexual assault :
_ba study of clinical and assault characteristics highlighting the role of intimate partner violence
_cRenate R. Zilkens, Maureen A. Phillips, Maire C. Kelly, Aqif Mukhtar, James B. Semmens & Debbie A. Smith
260 _bElsevier,
_c2016
500 _aJournal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2016, 43: 1-7
520 _aThis 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
650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aPREVALENCE
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650 4 _aRISK ASSESSMENT
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650 _aRISK FACTORS
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650 _aSTRANGULATION
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650 4 _aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
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651 _aWESTERN AUSTRALIA
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650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
_9531
700 _aPhillips, Maureen A.
_95958
700 _aKelly, Maire C.
_95959
700 _aMukhtar, Aqif
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700 _aSemmens, James B.
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700 _aSmith, Debbie A.
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773 0 _tJournal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2016, 43: 1-7
830 _aJournal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
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856 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2016.06.005
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE
999 _c5075
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