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d in the review examined women's experi- ences of delayed disclosure to a range of health-care providers. Health-care providers included physicians (Ahrens, Campbell, Terrier-Thames, Vasco, & Sefi, 2007; Diaz et al., 2004; Fili- pas & Ullman, 2001; Golding et al., 1989; Mazza, Dennerstein, & Ryan, 1996

2006; Filipas & Ullman, 2001; Lessing, 2005; Muganyizi et al., 2009; Plumbo, 1995; Popiel & Sus- skind, 1985; Ullman, 1996b; Ullman & Siegel, 1995). Ahrens, Cabral, and Abeling (2009) found that "emotional support from medical staff was almost always considered healing" for survivors (p. 87). Emotion

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losure of a subsequent assault than those without prior victimization (Smith et al., 2000; Ullman, 1996). This is in contrast with the findings of Ahrens et al. (2010), who report no dif- ference in rates of prior sexual trauma between early and delayed disclosers. In addition, the victim's age appear

sional and reported to the police was higher in our sample than in most studies (Hanson et al., 2003; Resnick et al., 2000; Zinzow, Resnick, Bare, Danielson, & Kilpatrick, 2012). Perhaps, these differences could, at least partially, be explained by the fact that stranger rape, representing 30% of our s