Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 157-166 , July 2005

Sexual assault in Virginia: A population-based study

  • Saba W. Masho, MD, MPH, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Saba W. Masho, Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980212, Richmond, VA 23298-0212
    • ,
  • Rebecca K. Odor, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Center for Injury and Violence Prevention, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
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  • Tilahun Adera, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Received 21 July 2004 ,Revised 29 January 2005 ,Accepted 4 April 2005.

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PII: S1049-3867(05)00022-8

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2005.04.001

Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 157-166 , July 2005

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