Correlation of colposcopic anogenital findings and overall assessment of child sexual abuse: Prospective study

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 378-383

  Cheung, P C H ^a   Ko, C H ^b   Lee, H Y M ^a   Ho, L M C ^a   To, W W K ^a   Ip, P L S ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anus injuries; Child abuse, sexual; Colposcopy; Genitalia, female

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANUS INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COLPOSCOPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ANAL CANAL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINA;

EID: 10844231908     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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