Postmortem perianal findings in children

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 289-298

  McCann, John ^a,b   Reay, Donald ^a   Siebert, Joseph ^a   Stephens, Boyd G ^a   Wirtz, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal dilation; Child abuse; Postmortem findings; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; SEXUAL ABUSE; SKIN ABRASION;

ANAL CANAL; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0029805113     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199612000-00003     Document Type: Article

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