title: Collecting evidence for domestic and sexual assault: highlighting violence against women in health care system interventions.
abstract: Understanding the social and cultural context in which violence against women (VAW) happens is essential to develop the social responses to tackle this problem and to understand how society can diminish the effects and incidence of these crimes. Medical intervention is but one part of the solution.
authors.affiliation: University of Granada, Granada, Spain. lorentem@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Acosta
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D011902:Rape / Q000175:diagnosis; D013048:Specimen Handling