Medico-legal documentation of rape or sexual assault: are community-service doctors equipped for the task?
Background: Following upon two-year internship, community-service doctors make mistakes when they deal with evidence of medico-legal examinations in various settings. These mistakes result in alleged perpetrators being released by courts. This study investigated undergraduate clinical forensic medic...
Main Authors: | Lamaine Fouche, Johan Bezuidenhout, Chantelle Liebenberg, Anthonio Oladele Adefuye |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2018-03-01
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Series: | South African Family Practice |
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Online Access: | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4680 |
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