Colposcopy in evaluation of the adult sexual assault victim

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-184

  Lenahan, Leland C ^a,b   Ernst, Amy ^a   Johnson, Bill ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colposcope; Rape; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031886023     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90043-2     Document Type: Article

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