The medical evaluation of the sexually abused child: Lessons from a decade of research

Pediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 1 II, 1999, Pages 178-186

  Atabaki, Shireen ^a   Paradise, Jan E ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032977951     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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