Vulvar and genital trauma in pediatric and adolescent gynecology

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 371-381

  Merritt, Diane F ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Box 8064 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental genital injuries; Anogenital injuries; Female genital mutilation; Genital anatomy; Genital injuries; Genital trauma; Sexual abuse; Sexual assault; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ANAMNESIS; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; GENITAL TRAUMA; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; PEER REVIEW; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VICTIM; VULVA INJURY; ADOLESCENT; BITES AND STINGS; BURN; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; BITES AND STINGS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 16644399217     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001703-200410000-00004     Document Type: Review

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