Genital findings in adolescent girls referred for suspected sexual abuse

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 850-857

  Adams, Joyce A ^a   Knudson, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University Medical Center Fresno   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0029774575     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170330076013     Document Type: Article

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