The child sexual abuse experience and the child sexual abuse medical examination: Knowing what correlations exist

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-27

  Gully, Kevin J ^a   Hansen, Karen ^a   Britton, Helen ^a   Langley, Marcie ^a   McBride, Karma K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

And PTSD; Anogenital; Child sexual abuse; Genital examination distress scale; Medical examination; Sequelae; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0033780959     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v09n01_02     Document Type: Article

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