Adolescents' responses to sexual abuse evaluation including the use of video colposcopy

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-24

  Mears, Cynthia J ^a,d   Heflin, Anne H ^b   Finkel, Martin A ^c   Deblinger, Esther ^c   Steer, Robert A ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Argosy University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anxiety; Intervention; Sexual abuse; Video colposcopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY; ANTICIPATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MCNEMAR TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STANDARDIZATION; STRESS; STUDENT T TEST; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0037678533     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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