Skin scraping, cupping, and moxibustion that may mimic physical abuse

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-105

  Look, Kim M ^a   Look, Regan M ^b  

^a UCLA San Fernando Program ^*  (United States)

^b OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; cupping; forensic medicine; forensic science; moxibustion; Oriental medicine; physical abuse; skin scraping

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BATTERING; CHILD ABUSE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKIN ABRASION;

EID: 0031012201     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14075j     Document Type: Article

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