[Forensic medical examination of adolescent and adult victims of sexual assault or intimate partner violence who do not complain to the police - An observational study in Seine-Saint-Denis, France].

CONCLUSION: the persons examined who had not complained to the police accounted for less than one in 20. The extension of the activity of a Department of Forensic Medicine to persons who do not want to be involved in a judicial process is not sufficient for the majority of victims to consult a forensic physician.
PMID: 29373282 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Presse Medicale - January 17, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Denis C, Paret C, Chariot P Tags: Presse Med Source Type: research