Genital anatomy in non-abused preschool girls

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1453-1462

  Myhre, A K ^a,b   Berntzen, K ^b   Bratlid, D ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Normative genital anatomy; Prepubertal hymen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HYMEN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMEN; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 1642493966     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310007574     Document Type: Article

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