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From coercion to physical force: Aggressive strategies used by women against men in 'forced-to-penetrate' cases in the UK

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From coercion to physical force: Aggressive strategies used by women against men in 'forced-to-penetrate' cases in the UK. / Weare, Siobhan Francesca.
In: Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 47, No. 8, 01.11.2018, p. 2191–2205.

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Weare, SF 2018, 'From coercion to physical force: Aggressive strategies used by women against men in 'forced-to-penetrate' cases in the UK', Archives of Sexual Behavior, vol. 47, no. 8, pp. 2191–2205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1232-5

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Weare, S. F. (2018). From coercion to physical force: Aggressive strategies used by women against men in 'forced-to-penetrate' cases in the UK. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(8), 2191–2205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1232-5

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Weare SF. From coercion to physical force: Aggressive strategies used by women against men in 'forced-to-penetrate' cases in the UK. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 2018 Nov 1;47(8):2191–2205. Epub 2018 Aug 2. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1232-5

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Weare, Siobhan Francesca. / From coercion to physical force : Aggressive strategies used by women against men in 'forced-to-penetrate' cases in the UK. In: Archives of Sexual Behavior. 2018 ; Vol. 47, No. 8. pp. 2191–2205.

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