Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 306-311 , July 2008

Changes in genital injury patterns over time in women after consensual intercourse

Received 16 May 2007 ,Revised 8 November 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Pre-doctoral Fellows (F31) 5F31NR008668-03.

PII: S1752-928X(07)00190-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.12.007

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 306-311 , July 2008