Coping with the pediatric anogenital exam

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 126-135

  Duncan, Mary Katherine Waibel ^a   Sanger, Maureen ^b  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OUR KIDS Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Coping behaviors; Nonoffending adult guardians; Pediatric anogenital exam

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTUM;

EID: 16544376987     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2004.tb00006.x     Document Type: Article

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