Appearance of the genitalia in girls selected for nonabuse: Review of hymenal morphology and nonspecific findings

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-35

  Heger, Astrid H ^a,b   Ticson, Lynne ^a   Guerra, Lisa ^a   Lister, Julie ^a   Zaragoza, Toni ^a   McConnell, Gina ^a   Morahan, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hymen, normal anatomy; Nonspecific hymenal anatomy; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYMEN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENARCHE; MORPHOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMEN;

EID: 0036128969     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(01)00136-X     Document Type: Article

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