Examination for sexual abuse in prepubertal children: An update

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 312-320

  Botash, Ann S ^a,b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PREPUBERTY; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0030712309     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19970501-10     Document Type: Review

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